School: Slievardagh (B.), Dúrlas Éile (roll number 11470)
- Location:
- Na Coimíní, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Pádraig de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0562, Page 334
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- (continued from previous page)Riddles Continued
Q: I went up the boairin and down the boairin and brought the boairin home on my back?
A: A ladder
Q, When was Adam married?
A: On his "wedding Eve"
Q If a man got 6s for walking a mile, what would he get for walking 100 miles?
A: Sore feet
Q: How can you cure a slow horse?
A: Tie him to a post and make him dast
Q: What miss is it that nobody wants?
A: Misfortune
Q: I threw it up as white as snow
Like gold on flags it fell below
A it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Barry
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
