School: Killorglin (B.) (roll number 12832)

Location:
Killorglin, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Donnchadha
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    were running all day and could not catch each other.
    Answer: The four wheels of a motor - car.
    Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat, you may guess for ever but you could not guess that.
    Answer: A pipe.
    I have a little Kerry cow tied to the wall, it drinks all before it and eats nothing at all.
    Answer: A lamp.
    I have a little Kerry cow tied to the wall, it eats all before it, and drinks nothing at all.
    Answer: A fire.
    Three fourths of a cross, and a circle complete, two semi - circles and a perpendicular meet, add a triangle which stands on two feet, two semi - circles, and a circle complete.
    Answer: The word TOBACCO.
    Twenty sheep went out a gap, twenty more went after that, six, seven, ten, eleven. Three and two. How much is that?.
    Answer: Five
    Two n's. two o's, an l and a d, put them together
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Liam Ó Conchubhair
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Seán Ó Cathaláin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Laharan, Co. Kerry