School: Corlurgan
- Location:
- Corlurgan, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: F. Fletcher
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0976, Page 208
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- Black and white went up the hill, black came back and white stood still?
A hen and an egg.
What sleeps with its finger in its mouth?
A crook
Riddle me riddle me what is that over the head and under the hat?
The hair of the head.
What is neither inside or outside?
A window.
What goes up the ladder with its head down? A nail in a mans boot.
As black as suit as white as milk and it hops on the road like hailstones.
A magpie.
What is often brought to the table often cut but never eaten? A pack of cards.
What goes up when the rain comes down?
An umbrella.
Four little bottles standing on a hill,
The four turned up but none spill?(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Phil Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aghnaglogh, Co. an Chabháin
