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School: Baile an Churraigh

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Ballincurry, Co. Galway
Teacher:
A. L. Ó Maoileannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0015, Page 383

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    Q.1. Long thing legless came to the door footless woman within keep in your hen I'm not afraid of your dog Mam?
    A. "A Worm"
    Q.2. Black and white and read allover?
    A. "A newspaper".
    Q.3. Twenty sheep went out a gap, twenty more followed that twice eleven two and seven the shepherd and his dog how many feet were that?
    A. "Two Feet".
    Q.4. What went to america came home again because it did'nt go there?
    A. "A watch"
    Q.5. Tow legs on the ground four legs on the ground a head against a coin and a coin on the ground?
    A. "a man milking a goat"
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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
    Nora Mee
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Coyne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballincurry, Co. Galway