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School: Tattenclave

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Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
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B. Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0949, Page 103

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    75. What is a halfpenny like a cow? (Because it has two sides, a tail and a head).
    76. What's bought but never lent : them that buys it never use it : them that gets it never keeps it (Coffin)
    77. Forty sheep went through a gap, forty more after that : three and two how much is that? (Five)
    78. As I went through your guttery gap, I met a wee man with a red hat: a stick in his side and a stone in his belly; if youriddle me that I'll give you a penny. (A haw).
    79. Riddly diddly dandy doe : my father gave me seed to sow : The seed was white and the ground was black : Riddle me that and I'll give you a pint.
    80. Down in yon meadow I have a mare died : there is honey in her that you could eat to your bread.
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  2. Proverbs

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Packie Mc Carvill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Drumhillagh, Co. Monaghan

  3. Proverbs

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    Proverbs (Peter Smyth)
    2. You never know the want of water to the well goes dry.
    3. Pains and patience would take a snail to America.
    4. A fool and his money is easy parted.
    5. The who goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.
    6. You are better to go to bed without supper than rise in debt.
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