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School: Kilmacow (B.) (roll number 14187)

Location:
Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
P. Ó Loingsigh
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q. What part of the cow goes out in the gap the first?
    A. Her breath.
    Q. What is the first thing you do when you go in to bed?
    A. Soften what is under you.
    Q. Why do you go to bed?
    A. Because the bed will not come to you.
    Q. What stick never grew in a wood?
    A. A candle-stick.
    Q. What is it that train cant go without and yet it is no use to it?
    A. The noise.
    Q. As black as ink and as white as milk. And it hops on the road like hail stones?
    A. A magpie
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    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
    Collector
    Martin Bolger
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballykillaboy, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Patrick Bolger
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Road worker
    Address
    Ballykillaboy, Co. Kilkenny