School: Talbhain (Irish Wastelands Society) (roll number 4013)

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Knockmoyle East, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Bean Uí Fhearghail
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    Chip Chop Cherry all the men in Derry could not climb it Chip Chop Cherry? Smoke.
    London, Derry, Cork and Kerry spell me that without a K? That.
    The king of Morocco had a ship an in the ship his daughter sits an I I am s
    ashamed to tell her name an still I told it three times yet? Ann.
    Brown I am much admired. Many a horse have I tired. Tired the horse wearied the man.
    Tell the riddle if you can? A saddle.
    Riddle me, riddle me, riddle me, see a little white horse tied to a tree? A spool of thread.
    Ink ank under the bank ten drawing four? A woman milking her cow.
    What side of a cup is the handle? The outside.
    As round as an apple as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other a man? A penny.
    Who calls you in the morning? the cock
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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
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    Gender
    Female