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School: Cill Íomair (B)

Location:
Killimor and Boleybeg, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Maoiléidigh
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    “When did you ever see water going up a hill?”

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    When did you ever see water going up a hill?
    When a horse would be drinking.
    As I went over Westminster bridge
    I met a Westminster scholar
    He took off his hat An' drew on his gloves
    Tell me the name of the scholar.
    Andrew.
    Up comes the red one and over licks them all.
    Youth tongue licking your teeth.
    Under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire.
    A cake in an oven.
    Hangs in the wall drinks all, and eats nothing.
    A lamp.
    Ink yank under the bank ten drawing four.
    A woman milking a cow.
    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
    Padhraigh Ó Maothagáin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killimor and Boleybeg, Co. Galway
    Informant
    William Spring
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Nail or Inga, Co. Galway