School: Baile an tSléibhe (roll number 1524)

Location:
Cornalee, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Eibhlín Níc Coisdeabha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0268, Page 099

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    34. The more you take out of it the bigger it gets
    A grave
    35. The man that made it never wore it and the man that wore it never saw it.
    The habit
    36. What is the first thing God did
    He drew his breath
    37. Who was the oldest man in the world
    Shaun O'Farrell because he was at the Rising of the moon
    38. As I looked out my grandfathers window I saw 25 pigs rooting the ground
    A Harrow
    39. Whats half the moon like?
    The Other Half.
    40 What is like a birds eye?
    The Other one
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English