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School: Clover Hill (roll number 13262)

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Lissagallan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhaoilealaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0263, Page 356

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    A leader of ditches a clipper of thorns a pretty brown cow with two leather horns.
    Answer. A Goat.
    Neither fish, flesh, feather or bone, in Divers park he walked alone. Ans. A snail
    Why does a hen pick a pot. Ans. Because she can’t lick it.
    As I went up my wonderful loft and looked through my wonderfull window, I saw the dead carrying the live. Ans. A train
    Up the chimney down, and down the chimney up. Ans. An umbrella
    A doctor in Dublin had a brother a tailor and the tailor had no brother. Ans. A Lady doctor.
    Olive Raftery,
    Cloverhill N.S.
    Roscommon
    Information received from:-
    Mr. J. Bourke (age 53)
    Lissagallon
    Roscommon
    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
    Olive Raftery
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloverhill, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mr J. Bourke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Lissagallan, Co. Roscommon