School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)
- Location:
- Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 07_009
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Riddles.
Four legs up and four legs down soft in the middle and hard all round?
A Bed.
Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat you may guess for ever but you'll never guess that?
A pipe.
What would make you dry
A red herring or a mackintosh.
What's all over the house
The roof.
Four stick standers for Mary anders two glass windows and a leather whip
A Cow(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rosy Mitchell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derreen, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Mitchell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derreen, Co. Galway
