School: Ráth Ó gCormaic (B.), Carraig na Siúire

Location:
Rathgormuck, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Mícheál Mac Créigh
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Why did the fly fly?
    Because the spider spied her.
    6and 7 twice 11, 3 and 2 how many is that?
    Five
    What's more in a sand riddle than holes?
    Corners
    As I went out a slippery gap
    I met my uncle Davy
    A stick in his back and a stone in his belly
    Riddle me that and I'll give you a penny.
    A haw.
    Curtha sios ag Criostoir de Burca,An Ceathramha Liath, Rath -o-gCormaic o innsint a mhathar, Maire de Burca.
    Aois 55
    Riddles
    What is the biggest wonder in the map of Europe?
    That Hungary didn't eat Turkey without Greece.
    When was beef the highest?
    When the cow jumped over the moon.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.