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School: Sliabh an Mhadra (B.)

Location:
Slievawaddra, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Mac Énrí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0416, Page 015

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  1. Riddles

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    These are some of the riddles which I have heard. I have a little house and a mouse could not live in it and all the men in Kerry could not count all the windows in it. Ans A thimble.
    White bird featherless flew from Paradise and lodged in the top of a high built wall.
    Ans A snowball.
    What part of a cow goes out the gap first.
    Ans Her breath
    As round as a marble as deep as a cup and all the men in Kerry could not pull it up.
    Ans A well
    I have a little Kerry cow and she is tied to the wall and she would drink all what what you would give her and ate none at all.
    Ans A lamp
    Spell broken ditch in three letters Ans A gap
    A jumper of ditches a shipper of thorns a little brown cow without any horns
    Ans A hare
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Hayes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Slievawaddra, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    People around the locality