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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (B.) (roll number 1866)

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M.S. Ó Ceallaigh
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    It is standing when it is walking and it is lying when it is flying.
    It is a "topping in a peawicks head.
    What is it that has four legs, a head and a foot: A bed.
    In comes two legs, sat upon three legs, one leg on two legs lap. In comes four legs, bought away one leg, up stands two legs followed him with three legs, knocked down four legs and brought back one leg. A leg of mutton.
    A school-teacher once asked his pupils. If there was a boy in the school that would ask him a question which he was not able to answer, he would give him a crown, that is five shillings.
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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 Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muckloon, Co. Galway