School: Dungimmon
- Location:
- Dún gCoimín Íochtarach, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Mrs Flynn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 011
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- I have but one horn, I am no unicorn, I give milk, I am no Kerry cow my Grand mother loves me and around the fire she shoves me with the sign of good luck on my brow.
{A teapot}
What is greater than God worse than the devil the dead eat it and if the living ate it they would die too.
{Nothing}
Riddle me riddle me randy oh my father gave me seed to sow, the seed was black the ground was white riddle me that and I will give you my pipe.
{Ink and white paper}
Why does a horse look over a ditch?
{Because he cannot look under it}
Why is a black hen wiser than a white one.
{Because a black hen can lay a white egg and a white hen can not lay a black egg}
Why does a (white) hen pick a potstick?
{Because she cannot lick it}
Long legs short thighs little head no eyes
{A tongs}
Riddle me, riddle me ree has two eyes and cannot see(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Meg Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dún gCoimín Íochtarach, Co. an Chabháin
