School: Killalina
- Location:
- Killina, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mrs Mc Gilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0945, Page 239
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- 1.- Stiff standing in the bed, first white and then red. = a carrot.
2 - Riddle me riddle me, randy roe, my father gave me seed to sow, the seed was black and the ground was white riddle me that and I will give you my pipe. = ink and paper.
3. - As I went through the guttery gap i met my uncle Davy, I cut off his head and sucked his blood and left his body lying easy. = a bottle of whiskey.
4 - Patch upon patch, without any stitches riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of breeches. = a cabbage head.
5. What is the driest thing in the world. = a sponge.
- Collector
- Mary E. King
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Aghnamallagh, Co. Monaghan
