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School: Coillte Críotáin

Location:
Iorras, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Nóra Nic Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 262

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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    68. As round as an apple
    as plump as a ball,
    can climb the Church over
    steeple and all.
    Answer = the sun
    69. What goes away above the ground and returns under it?
    Answer = a man with sods on his head.
    70. The bigger, no doubt, the more you take out
    Answer = a hole
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  2. A Collection of Riddles

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    69. What goes away above the ground and returns under it?
    Answer = a man with sods on his head.
    70. The bigger, no doubt, the more you take out
    Answer = a hole
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Patrick Tivenan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corr na gCliath, Co. Ros Comáin
    Informant
    Mr James Tivenan
    Gender
    Male