School: Tamhnach, Inis

Location:
Toonagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Proinnsias Gordún
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  1. The old people have many riddles such as "ting tang under a bank then drawing four"? The answer is a "woman milking a cow." Another is "why does a hen pick the pot"? Answer "she can not lick it." Why does a cow look over the wall." Because she can't look under it. "Jenny inside the wall Jenny outside the wall if you touched her she would bit you. "Answer a Knettle.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    2. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English