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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 025

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    Round about the house and round about the house and it lies at the back door .
    The twig.
    Why does the hen pick the pot ?
    Because she cannot lick it.
    Round about the house and round about the house and in every hole .
    The wind.
    Round about the house and round about the house and rags on the bushes.
    The birds.
    What are the most plentiful heads at a fair ?
    Nails of shoes .
    Long legs , crooked thighs , small head and no eyes , what's that.
    A tongs .
    It's as round as an apple as deep as a cup and all the King's horses would not pull it up .
    A spring well.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elizabeth Noone
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowcloghagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr John Noone
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Carrowcloghagh, Co. Mayo