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School: Kiltoghert (roll number 14760)

Location:
Kiltoghert, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Fearghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 564

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    Up chipchery and down chipchery and all the men in Derry woulden't climb chipchery.
    Answer The smoke
    As round as an apple as plump as a ball cock henny cock feather and all.
    Answer The moon.
    The half of a moon and the hole of a hill what does that make.
    Answer Mohill
    How many nibs has a hen when she gets a bag of oats.
    Answer one nib.
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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 Guckian
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gowel, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Patrick Guckian
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Gowel, Co. Leitrim