School: Baile an Churraigh
- Location:
- Baile an Churraigh, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: A. L. Ó Maoileannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0015, Page 478
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- Riddles
1. Under the fire and over the fire and not touching hte fire atal?
(A cake in an oven)
2. Which of the grey goose or the white goose is the garden?
(None of them, they are both geese)
3. Twenty six (sick) sheep went out a gap one died how many sheep were left?
(nineteen)
4. Twenty sheep went out a gap, twenty more followed that, 3+2 how many are that?
(five)
5. Under that water and over the water and not touching the water atal?
(An egg in a duck.)
6. How many ladders will reach the moon?
(One if it was long enough)
7. Did you ever hear about the two wells?
(Well. Well)(continues on next page)
