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School: Coradh Chaitlín (C.)

Location:
Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Eibhlin, Bean Mhic Conmara
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    What is it that has an eye and cannot see? (a needle)
    What has a bed but never lies on it?(a river)
    What is it that always turns but never moves(milk)
    Red nose,white petticoat ,the longer she lives the shorter it grows.
    (a candle)
    What part of a cow goes out the gap first?(her breath)
    How many rivers would make a lake?(one if it were big enough)
    What is full and holds more?
    (a pot of potatoes)
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Flan Higgins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathfolan, Co. Clare