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School: Clover Hill (roll number 13262)

Location:
Lissagallan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhaoilealaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0263, Page 358

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    As round as an apple as deep as a cup all the men in Ireland wouldn't pull it up.
    Ans. A well.
    Niddy Noddy round body three feet and a wooden hat. Ans A pot.
    I have a room-ful and cannot give a spoon-ful. Ans. Smoke.
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    Twenty-four white cows standing on lawn up jumps the red one and licks them all.
    Ans. Your tongue licking your teeth
    The man that made it never wore it and the man that wore it never saw it.
    Ans. A Coffin.
    I have an old cow with her back to the wall give her hay, give her straw, give her water and she will die.
    Ans. A fire.
    Why does a cow look over the wall?
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr J. Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Lissagallan, Co. Roscommon