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School: Tyholland (roll number 13339)

Location:
Tuckmilltate, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Deborah Freeman
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0951, Page 164

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    Blackie and Whitie went up the hill, Blackie came down and Whitie stayed on? A hen laying an egg".
    What stands on one leg and its heart is its head? A cabbage.
    A Crock of Gold, which living flesh doth hold? A Thimble.
    Old Mother Switcher has only one eye and a tail that she lets fly and every time that she goes through a gap, she leaves a bit of her tail in a trap? A needle and thread.
    Whats fall and will hold more?
    A pot of potatoes.
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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
    Dorcas Beatty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sallymount, Co. Monaghan