School: Barrow (roll number 11850)
- Location:
- Barrow, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Ml. Ó hUallacháin
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- (continued from previous page)(10) It is neither inside the house nor outside teh house, and is on both sides of the house
Answer A window.
It is is in out it is like a trout it is slippery wet and greasy
Answer Your tongue
Riddle riddle ree such a riddle could not be, through a rock, through a reel, through the old spinning wheel, riddle me that.
Answer A flash
Why do a hen pick a pot
Answer because she could not lick it.
In Amsterdam, tis common, in Germany 'tis still. It is in all mountains but never in a hill.
Answer The letter "m".
Two n's two o's an l and a d put them together and spell it for me.
Answer London
A little while and round house and it is full of meat, and has no doors or windows let me in to eat
Answer An egg.
What goes up a ladder with it's head down
Answer A nail in a man's boot - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Nioclás Ó Connaill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Barrow, Co. Kerry