School: Ceathrú Riabhach (Cahooreigh)
- Location:
- Aghalee More, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Muiris Ó Donnabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0454, Page 215
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- RiddlesWhat goes up when the rain comes down.
An Umbrella.
It is black and it is white and it is read all over.
A Newspaper.
It goes around the house and stops at the door.
A Brush.
Over the fire and under the fire but never tips the fire.
A Cake.
A little man sitting by the wall eats all he can but drinks nothing at all.
A Fire.
What has tree feet and no legs.
A yard.
What goes up as white as a shilling and comes down as red as gold.
An Eggs.
What is it the more you take the more you leave behind.
Your footsteps.
What has an eye and cant see.
A Needle.
What is half the moon. The other half.
What is always behind time.
The back of a watch.
