School: Ballysadare (B.) (roll number 7410)

Location:
Ballysadare, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Mac Sitric
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0176, Page 087

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Riddle meree! riddle meree! look at me and yourself you'll see?
    A Mirror.
    If a man built a wall from here to Donegal what height would it be?
    The height of nonsense.
    What is it that tells something all day but never speaks a word?
    A Clock
    To rows of soldiers upon a red hill first they march together and then they all stand still?
    Teeth
    What goes into the room white and comes out read?
    The newspaper
    What is the lightest Co in Ireland?
    Cork.
    Middy, noddy, roundy body three feet and a wooden hat?
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    J. Greene