School: Swanzy Memorial N. S. (roll number 10428)

Location:
Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eilis F. Ní Stiobháird
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  1. What is found once in a minute twice in a moment and not once in a thousand years?
    "The letter M"
    How many feet has forty sheep, his shepherd and his dog?
    "Two"
    What is neither in the house, not out of the house, nor on the rigging or the floor?
    What is the lightest County in Ireland?
    "Cork"
    Eliza, Elizabeth, Betty and Bess went over the river to rob a bird's nest, they found one with five eggs in it. The each took one hour how many was left
    "Four because they were all of one name.
    What goes through the water and never touches the water?
    (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
    Jim Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Greencastle, Co. Donegal