School: Drom Dhá Liag (C.) (roll number 12230)

Location:
Drimoleague, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhrisceoil
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    3. Four legs up and four legs down soft in the middle and hard all round.
    Answer. - A bed.
    4. There was a man who lived long ago Great Britain was his name. His bridle and sadle were made of gold and three times in the riddle his name was told.
    Answer - Was.
    5. As round as a marble as flat as a pan the half of a woman the whole of a man.
    Answer. - A penny.
    6. I have a little house and a bird would not fit in it and all the men in
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Bhriain
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromdaleague, Co. Cork