School: Montpelier, O'Brien's Bridge (roll number 14875)
- Location:
- Montpelier, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Liam Ó Tuama
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18 Old Mary Kate she sits on the ditch her children died with age and she is alive yet. Answer = The haw-thorn19 Riddle Riddle reen such a riddle couldent be through a rock through a real through an old spinning wheel through an old horses shin bone. Riddle me that and I'll let you alone. Answer Thunder and lightning.20 As black as ink as white as snow and it hops off the road like hail stones. Answer A makpie.21 What has four legs one head and one foot. Answer a bed.22 What is always behind time. Answer The back of a wack23 As I went out a slippary gap I met my uncle Davie I cut off his head drank his blood and left his body easy. Answer A bottle of wine.24 What is the differane between a cow and a rickety chair. Answer. One gives milk and the other gives way.25 Why does the Doctors attend to windows. Answer because they have pains.
Agnes Frizelle. OBriens Bridge Co. Clare. 13 yrs.
- Collector
- Agnes Frizelle
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- O'Brien's Bridge, Co. Clare
