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School: Killea (roll number 3219)

Location:
Killea, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Séamus Mac Coilín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0195, Page 185

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    As round as an oven, as sharp as a lance
    If you got on top of it, it would carry you to France
    Answer: The Moon
    What goes from town to town without travelling and turns without moving?
    Answer: The Road
    A Bannock of bread and a sheet of "crumlins"
    Answer: The Moon and Stars
    As round as an apple, as plump as a ball
    It shines over the market-house steeple and all
    Answer: The Moon.
    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
    Nellie Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glenkeel, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Denis Rooney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lugasnaghta, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    John Gordon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lugasnaghta, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs M. Mc Gourty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lugasnaghta, Co. Leitrim