School: Kilbegnet (roll number 1327)
- Location:
- Kilbegnet, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Briain
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- Riddles.
.1.
Little thing, little thing,
Smaller than a mouse,
It has more windows,
Than in any king's house.Ans: A thimble..2.
As round as an apple,
As deep as a cup,
And all the sea water,
Would not fill it up.Ans: A tailor's thimble..3.
Rink, rank,
Under the bank,
Ten drawing four.Ans: A woman milking a cow..4.
As round as an apple,
As flat as a pan,
One side a woman,
And the other side a man.Ans: A penny.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Seán Ó hEagartaigh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Millford, Co. Galway