School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Táite an tSléibhe, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: B. Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0949, Page 097
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - 16 The more you take out of it the longer it gets(A grave)
17 A barn full, a byre full and you cold not catch a spoonful(Smoke)
18 Down in the meadow I have a table; it is neither ash nor oak, yew nor anything that ever grew(Ice)
19 Wee hidie, hoddy with a round black body and nothing but a spitting gob(Kettle)
20 As I was going over the hill of honey, I met a wee woman scratching cunny: Cunny she said and she hit it a cuff, and ll the old hair came dundering off(A thistle, with a white blossom)
21 A wee lazy woman and a hard working man, twelve little children and them as black as the pan(black face) - 22 Patch when patch without any stitches: riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of breeches (a kale head)
23 What's full and holds more? (a pot of potatoes when you put water in)
24 Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat(continues on next page)
