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School: Mullach na Cille (roll number 14649)

Location:
Muileann na Cille, Co. Chill Chainnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0850, Page 007

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    18. How many feet have forty sheep, a shepherd and his dog?
    Two.
    19. Two feet on the ground and three overhead
    The death of the living and the life of the dead?
    A pot on a man's head.
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  2. Riddles

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    1. Did you ever see a half pig's head with two eyes?
    I saw it with my own two eyes.
    2. As round as an apple,
    As deep as a cup,
    And all the King's horses
    Could never draw it up.
    A spring well.
    3. Spell broken down ditch in three letters?
    Gap.
    4. What's white and black and red (read) all over?
    A newspaper.
    5. Slibbery, slobbery, greasy,
    When she's in she's easy,
    When she's out she's hopping about,
    Slibbery, slobbery, greasy.
    Gutter.
    6. Did you ever see the kettle boiling?
    No but I often saw the water in it boiling.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Johanna O' Keefe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Muileann na Cille, Co. Chill Chainnigh