School: Allenwood
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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- Some of the riddles that the old people have are:-
Q. What part of a cow goes into the stable first?
A. Her breathQ. What is a herring worth when it is half eaten?
A. It is worth turning.Q. What is as small as a midges eye?
A. Another midges eye.Q. It is in the marrow. It is not in the bone. It is in(continues on next page)- Collector
- Brigid Ennis
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrymullen, Co. Kildare