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

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M.S. Ó Ceallaigh
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    Old mother Twitchet had but eye, and a long tail which she let fly and every time she went over the gap she left a bit of her tail in a trap.
    A needle.
    What is the difference between two and three. One.
    Lives in winter, dies in summer and grows with its roots upwards.
    An icicle.
    Over the water and under the water and always with its head down.
    A ships keel.
    A riddle, a riddle, as I suppose a hundred eyes and never a nose.
    A potato.
    Read my riddle I pray, What God never the King seldom sees
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Mc Quillan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon