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School: Revanagh, Coolcullen, Muine Beag (roll number 5259)

Location:
Reevanagh, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
S. Mag Uaildric
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0859, Page 320

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    Q. Mr Bigger, Mrs Bigger and Baby Bigger which of this family is the biggest
    A. Baby Bigger, because he is a little bigger
    Q. What is it that a Lady looks for but never wishes to find.
    A. A hole in the heel of her stocking.
    Q. What has fifteen heads thirty legs two wings and cannot fly
    A. A football team.
    Q. Blackie and whitey went up a hill blackie came down and whitey stayed still
    A. A hen after laying her egg.
    Q. As round as a ball as flat as a pan the half of a woman the whole of a man.
    A. A penny.
    Q. What part of a cow goes out first in a gap.
    A. Her breath
    Q. Twenty sick sheep went out in a gap one died. how manny came back
    A. Nineteen.
    Q. What is taken from you before you get it.
    A. Your phota.
    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
    Nano Kehoe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Cassagh, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Kehoe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    32
    Address
    Cassagh, Co. Kilkenny