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School: Coill an Gharráin (roll number 14865)

Location:
Coill an Chorráin, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Riagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 255

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    all heads under,
    nails in a shoe
    It has a tongue but it cannot talk.
    The tongue of a shoe.
    What turns without moving,
    Milk.
    Black and white went up the hill black came down and while stood still.
    A hen laying an egg.
    What is the difference between a black hen and a white hen.
    A black hen can lay a white egg and a white hen cannot lay a black egg.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Na Glaisíní, Co. Mhaigh Eo