School: Cluain Catha (roll number 16291)
- Location:
- Clooncah, Co. Roscommon
- Teachers: Dll. Ó Módhráin Ss. Mac Eoghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0252, Page 396
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1. Three feet up stiff and dead two feet down flesh and blood the head is alive in the mouth of the dead.
Answer, A pot on a man's head.
2. I murmur murmur as I go, and onward onward I do go, I never want to turn back, But always keep on the one same track.
Answer, A Stream.
3. Patches upon patches without any stitches riddle me that and I'll give you the breeches.
Answer, A head of cabbage.
4. Four strong standers four little danders two lookers two puckers and a tally wager.
Answer, A cow.
At first I'm black, then I'm red, and when I'm dead I'm white.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Gibbons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aghamuck, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Joseph Gibbons
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Aghamuck, Co. Roscommon
