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School: An Currach Mór (roll number 7707)

Location:
Curragh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Hubáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 369

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  1. Riddles and Puzzles (continued)

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    A:- A woman milking a cow.
    Q:- Patches upon patches without any stitches riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of breetches?
    A:- A head of cabbage.
    Q:- If a man got sixpence for walking thirty miles what would he get for walking 100 miles?
    A:- Sore feet.
    Q:- What flares up when the darkness comes down?
    A:- A lamp.
    Q:- If I paid sixpence for a ball what would I pay for twelve balls?
    A:- Money.
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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
    James Tracey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrooghs, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs M. Tracey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrooghs, Co. Galway