School: Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 10956)
- Location:
- Castleisland, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Céin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 583
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- Riddles(1) I had a little Kerry cow and I tied her to the wall and all the food I gave her she ate it all?
A Tire.
(2) My hands are face are always clean, my body needs no filling, I’m working hard both night and day, and never earned a shilling?
A Block.
(3) Four legs walking, two legs hanging, and a tail wagging?
A Man Riding A Horse.
(4) As round as an apple as flat as a fan, half a woman and half a man.
An English Penny.
(5) If there was a man walking up the road with a hundred patches on his pants, what time is it?
Time to get a new one.
(6) Lom-til with a red nose, the longer he lives the shorter he grows?
A Candle.
(7) I have a little cow, she sits beside the wall, she will drink all you give her, and eat nothing atall?
A Lamp.
(8) What has a cat that no other animal has?
Kittens.
(9) If you ate one side of a herring what is the other side worth?
Worth turning.(continues on next page)
