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School: Mercy Convent, Belturbet

Location:
Belturbet, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0971, Page 113

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    Big mouth, can't talk, three feet, cannot walk, two ears, cannot hear, riddle me that and I will give you a cheer.
    (A Pot)
    Old Mother Tussel, she has but one eye and a very long tail which she always lets fly and every time she goes through a gap she leaves a wee piece of her tail in the trap.
    (A needle and thread)
    As I looked over a garden wall, I heard a man giving a great call; his face was flesh, his mouth was horn such a man was never born.
    (A Cock Rooster)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Shannon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonosey, Co. Cavan