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School: Mullach na Cille (roll number 14649)

Location:
Mullennakill, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Chéadagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0850, Page 008

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  1. Riddles

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    1. Hairy in and hairy out
    And hairy into hairy's mouth.
    A cat eating a mouse.
    2. A fiddler in Cork had a brother a fiddler in Dublin but the fiddler in Dublin had no brother a fiddler in Cork.
    The fiddler in Cork was a girl.
    3. What God never sees what the King seldom sees and what we see every day?
    Our own equal.
    4. What is it that cannot see and still it can jump
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Johanna Conway
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Glenpipe, Co. Kilkenny

  2. Riddles (continued)

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    7. Four sticky standers,
    Two miry manders,
    Two lookens, two crookens
    And a lash-about.
    A cow.
    8. Say say
    Say.
    9. What would make more noise than a pig in a gate?
    Two pigs in a gate.
    10. Little Bunny Rick sitting by the rick,
    He has more horns than all the king's sheep.
    A hedgehog.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit