School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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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)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rosy Mitchell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreen, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Mitchell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derreen, Co. Galway