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School: Eanach Mór (C.) (roll number 12427)

Location:
Annaghmore, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Caitlín, Bean Uí Mhiadhaigh
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    [a penny]
    As I was going to London I met seven men with seven sacks. In every sack there was seven cats, and in every cat there was seven kittens. How many people went to London?
    [One, because it was I who went to London and I met them.]
    When did the cock crow that everyone heard him?
    [In Noah's Ark]
    What is the smallest county in Ireland?
    [Cork, because it fits in a bottle]
    What's full and holds more?
    [A pot full of potatoes holds water]
    Tim, Tom, Terry, all the men in Edenderry, would not climb up Tim, Tom, Terry.
    [Smoke]
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Informant
    Mrs Kate Bruen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    62
    Address
    Kilfree, Co. Sligo