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School: Cúl Mín, Inis

Location:
Coolmeen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0603, Page 333

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    pairs of trousers.
    Four legs up, four legs down, soft in the middle and hard all round.
    (Answer) A bed
    What is the difference between a bottle of medicine and a hearth rug
    (Answer) One is shaken up and taken and the other is taken up and shaken
    Which is the right side of a wedding cake
    (Answer) The side that has been eaten because the other side is left
    On which side of a jug is the handle
    (Answer) on the outside.
    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
    Baby Galvin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryshaan, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John Galvin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derryshaan, Co. Clare