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School: Tuar an Fhíona, Baile na Molt (roll number 8133)

Location:
Tooraneena, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Nóra Nic Gearailt
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    A kitchen full, a room full and you couldn't take a spoonful.
    Air.
    What part of a cow goes out the gap first?
    Her breath.
    What is the lightest penny-worth you can buy?
    A stamp.
    What day of the year do the women like best?
    The longest day so that they can talk enough.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Eilís Ní Chadhla
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynamult, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Cailíní na Scoile
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Address
    Ballynamult, Co. Waterford