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School: Mountbellew (roll number 12352)

Location:
Mountbellew, Co. Galway
Teacher:
William Hans
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0336

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    1. Ink ank under the bank, ten drawing four.
    Milking a cow.
    2. Flies high lies low wears shoes and has none.
    Football.
    3. As I went out a muddy gap I met a man with a red cap, stick in his hand, stone in the middle, riddle me that and I will give you a fiddle.
    Haw.
    4. Flour of Ireland fruit of Spain met together in a shower of rain put in a bag tied with a string riddle me that and I will give you a ring.
    Currant cake.
    5. Patches upon patches without no stitches.
    Head of cabbage.
    6. As I went up Tallagh hill tallagh was shaking I saw 24 bull dogs leaving down the nation.
    Harrow.
    7. As round as an apple as deep as a cup and it would take all the men in Ireland to draw it up.
    Well.
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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
    Kathleen Crehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bovinion, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Hugh Crehan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Bovinion, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michael Downey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Bovinion, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Gormally
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Ballynahattina, Co. Galway