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School: Tulach Ruacháin

Location:
Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál de Bhaldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 578

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    Who dares to sit before the king with his hat on? The coachman.
    What man is always on strike? The
    blacksmith.
    Which is the most wicked part of the church? The nave.
    Whose eyes never sheds a tear?
    A needle
    What is the weight of the moon?
    Four quarters.
    What is it that is full of holes and yet holds water? A sponge
    A stick is its back a stone in its belly and a red cape? A haw
    What is it a cat has and no other animal has? Kittens.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Morley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowkeel West, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Morley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowkeel West, Co. Mayo