School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

Location:
Ballyglass West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
(name not given)
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  1. Riddle me Riddle me what is that over your head and under your hat.
    Your hair.
    What is it that is often cut yet never eaten. A deck of cards.
    A little white man with a little red nose the more you pull him the moe he goes. A cigarette.
    Black and white and read all over
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Whelan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisnagranshy, Co. Galway