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School: Richmond (roll number 14400)

Location:
Richmond, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Giollarnáth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 012

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A twig .
    15. As round as an apple , as plump as a ball , can climb the church steeple and all
    The sun .
    16 . What is deeper than hell .
    A tailor's thimble .
    17 .It's in the church and not in the steeple , it's in the priest and not in the people .
    The letter "r" .
    18. Twice in a moment , once in a minute and never in a year .
    The letter "m" .
    19. If Ireland was covered with water , what county in it could float .
    Cork.
    20. There is an old cow with her back to the wall. She would eat all the fodder from here to Donegal , and if she got potato water she would not live at all .
    A fire .
    21 . Why is the letter " t " like an island ?
    Because it is n the middle of water .
    22 . It is in mountain , its in me , and it's not
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    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
    Jim Monnelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinlabaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Herbert
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    Over 80
    Address
    Ballinlabaun, Co. Mayo