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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 10_003

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    H necause it is in the midst of washing.
    7. What kind of a wig can a barber not make. An earwig
    8. What has a head and no eyes. A Match
    9. Twenty sick (six) sheep went out a gap one died how many came back. Nineteen
    10. Humpty Dumpty sat on a humpty dumpty got a great fall all the kings horses and all the kings men wouldent put humpty dumpty together again. An Egg
    11. Over gravel I did travel on stick I did stand, I rode a mare that never foaled and held the bridle in my ha... A Ship
    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
    Gretta St George
    Gender
    Female