School: Gleann
- Location:
- Glan, Co. Cork
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)What goes from Skibbereen to Cork without moving.
Ans. The road
Riddle me, riddle me. randy, o, my father gave me seed to sow, the seed was black and the ground was white, riddle me that before to-morrow night?
Ans. The seed was ink and the ground was paper.
What goes in through the wall, out through the wall and never touches[?] the wall?
Ans. A call.
A little white and round house and it is full of meat but there are no doors or windows to let [?] in to eat?
Ans. An egg.
Long legs, crooked thighs small head no eyes.
Ans. The tongs.
Four legs ran away with one leg, two legs threw three legs after four legs bring back one leg.
Ans. A dog carrying away a leg of mutton and the butcher threw a three-legged(continues on next page)
