School: Lios Béalad, Dún Mánmhaí (roll number 11715)
- Location:
- Lios Béalaid, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Conchobhar Ó Héigcearrtaigh
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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. - What goes up when the rain comes down - An Umbrella
Behind the house there is a well and in the well there is a cup and in the cup there is a sup for everyone to taste - Death
The man that made it never wore it and the man that wore it never saw it - A coffin. As round as a marble as deep as a cup all the King's army could'nt fill it up - A strainer. Black I am and red I'll be and many a man has injured me. They broke my skull and split my face and brought me from my native place - A sod of turf
Brown I am and much admired and many a horse I have tired. Tire a horse and worry a man tell me this riddle if you can - A Saddle. Over water I do travel under oak sticks I did stand, I rode a mare that never foaled and held a bridle in my hand - A Ship. Over the fire and under the fire and never touches the fire - A cake in a bastible. What is the longest word in the English language - Smiles. Black and white and read all over - A Newspaper
