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

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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  1. Riddles
    As I went into a garden of wheat I got a thing that any man could eat and in three weeks it walked alone
    An egg and a chicken came out of it.
    Four legs up and four legs down soft in the middle and hard all round =
    A bed.
    Whats out side the house and never comes into it?
    A path.
    Under the water and over the water and never touches
    (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
    Margaret Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrycahill, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mr John Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrycahill, Co. Roscommon