School: Lattoon

Location:
Lattoon, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Ó Hiorraí
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    64. Four sticks standing, 4 diddle (?), two hookers, two crookers, a licker and a skutcher.
    Ans. A bow
    65. Where did Noah strike the first nail in the ark?
    Ans. On the head.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. 66. I was running, running until I got it and when I got it I sat down to look for it and when I couldn't get it I brought it with me.
    Ans. A thorn in my foot.
    67. A long man legless, came to the door footless. He told the old woman to keep her hens in but was not afraid of her dog.
    Ans. A worm.
    68. There was a man of Adam's race, he had a certain dwelling place, NeitherHell, Heaven or any place where man could dwell.
    Ans. Jonas in the whale's belly.
    69. White and black and read all over.
    Ans. A newspaper.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Laurence O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coragh, Co. Cavan