School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)

Location:
Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 04_013

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 04_013

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  1. 1. Why was Adam a good runner. Ans = He was first in the human race.
    2. What side of the cats tail is the fur. (Ans = on the outside
    3. Why does a dog carry a bone in his mouth.
    (Ans. Because he has no pocket)
    4. What has teeth but cannot eat. (Ans) a comb
    5 It is cut in the wood
    It sounds in the town
    And earns its master many a pound (Ans) A Fiddle
    6 Long legged father big bellied mother three little children like each other
    (Ans = A pot
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Mannin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    67
    Address
    Mweeloon, Co. Galway