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School: Réidh Ghlas (roll number 14853)

Location:
Knockardtry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pártholán Ó Dálaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 393

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    (1) Four Ladies slender and tall and one would not do without them all
    four knitting [?]
    (2) My hands and face are always clean and my stomach needs no filling, I am working hard both day and night but never earn a shilling
    The clock.
    (3) What is a horses shoe like.
    A mares shoe.
    (4) Two Ladies dressed in white got the flu and died last night
    Two candles
    (5) What goes up when the rain comes down.
    An Umbrella
    (6) Born at the same time of the world destined to live as long as the world and yet never five weeks old
    A moon
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Helen Enright
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    92