School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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  1. 15th September. '38
    Riddles. (Local)
    Biddy inside the dith Biddy outside the ditch if you go near Biddy she will bite you?
    Answer :- A nettle.
    There were two black men and one white man in a car and the two black men eat the one white man and what was the number of the car?
    Answer :- 281
    There is a thing and its full of holes and still it holds water?
    (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
    Kitty Mulcahy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary