School: Ráth Morgáin (roll number 15966)

Location:
Ráth Muireagáin, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Cholmáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0130, Page 379

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0130, Page 379

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    9. Why does the cow look over the ditch?
    (Ans:- Because she could not look under it.)
    10. Long legged father big belley - mother and three little children as black as each other?
    (Ans:- A pot and a pot hooks and the three legs.)
    11. Its deep and its damp and its under the bank and its fit for the lord and lady?
    (Ans:- A grave)
    12. Two ducks before two ducks two ducks behind two ducks a duck in the middle between two ducks how many ducks is that?
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English