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School: Eslin (roll number 10026)

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Eslinbridge, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0217, Page 450

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q As round as an apple as flat as a pan, one side a woman & the other a man
    Ans = A penny.
    Q. Whats like the half of the moon
    Ans = The other half.
    Q = As I went out on yonder gap, I met my uncle Davey, I cut off his head and sucked his blood, and left him lying easy
    Ans:- A blackberry.
    Q:- As I went out yonder gap, I saw a tree with apples on it. I took no apples off it, nor I left no apples on it and what is it [?]
    Ans: He took one apple off it, and left one apple on it
    Q;- As I went over the fields of Honey I met her and old woman scratching her cuddy. I gave her a jig and I gave her a jault, and all the old grey hairs came tumbling out.
    Ans - A Thistle
    Q:- Why does an ass eat thistles.
    Ans: Because he's an ass.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pilib Mac Aonghusa
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Mohill, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mr John Reynolds
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Oghill, Co. Leitrim