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School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 18_004

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    Long legs, crooked thighs, small head and no eyes.
    The tongs
    Why does the hen pick the pot
    Because she cannot lick it
    The man that makes it never wears it, and the man that wears it never sees it.
    A coffin
    What is that which few like to sell, give away or keep
    A bed
    It isn't outside the house or inside the house, and it shows light to the house
    A window
    A little man standing by the wall, he eats every thing he gets, but he does not drink water
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    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
    Thomas O' Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Mc Guire
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo