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School: Christ Church, Castlebar (roll number 14358)

Location:
Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
A. C. Ní Mhaitiú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0154, Page 204

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    Riddles
    If I went into the garden and brought out what I did not want what was that.
    Answer. A thorn in my foot.
    A Dog and a half killed a rat and a half in a minute and a half how many dogs would kill fifty rats.
    Answer. Fifty dogs would kill fifty rates
    Spell withered grass in three letters.
    Answer. hay
    As round as an apple as deep as a cup all the men in Ireland would not pull it up
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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
    Eva Carson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloontybaunan, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Jordan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    82
    Address
    Carheens, Co. Mayo