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School: Mágh Glas, Fethard

Location:
Maigh Ghlas, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teacher:
Labhrás Ó Núnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0564, Page 120

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  1. Riddles

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    Riddles
    Q: What goes up a ladder with its head down
    A: A nail in a mans boot
    Q: What turns without moving
    A: Milk
    Q: What smells most in a chemists shop
    A: The nose
    Q: Why does a hen peck a pot
    A: Because she can't lick it
    Q: As black as soot as white as snow and hops on the road like hailstones
    A: A Magpie
    Q: Black and white and read all over
    A: A newspaper
    Q: What grows bigger the more you take of it
    A: A grave
    Q: Why does a cow look over the ditch
    A: Because she can't look under it
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Maureen Pustill
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Maigh Ghlas, Co. Thiobraid Árann
    Informant
    Teresa Cleary
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Tigh na Coille, Co. Thiobraid Árann