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School: Coillín Aodha (B.)

Location:
Culleens, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh
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    Riddles (Local)
    Long legs, crooked tighs, little head and no eyes. What am I? A fire tongs.
    Why is the letter B like a fire?
    Because it makes oil (b) oil.
    Why is your favourite book like an empty match-box?
    Because it is match-less.
    Why is the Bank of Ireland like a blackbird?
    Because it often changes its notes.
    What tree is often seen in a school?
    The birch.
    Why is a river lazy?
    Because it never leaves its bed.
    What can you keep after giving?
    Your word.
    What is taken from you before you get it?
    Your photo.
    Its deep and its damp its green above the bank, its fit for a lord or lady?
    A grave
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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
    Informant
    Mrs Mary O Hara
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    Culleens, Co. Sligo