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School: Áit Tighe Ruaidhrí (roll number 9014)

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Attirory, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
S. Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271, Page 164

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    How many cow's tails would take to reach the moon?
    One if it was long enough.
    Four legs banging two leg hanging?
    A man riding a horse.
    How many feet has a hundred sheep a shepherd and his dog?
    Two feet.
    As I was going into the wood I got it and coming out I lost it?
    A thorn.
    A marble house as white as milk lined inside as soft as silk, there are no door nor windows to approach and the walls you must break to steal the gold?
    An egg.
    How many ton are in the moon?
    No tons there are only four quarters.
    Twenty sick sheep went out a gap one fell dead and how many are left?
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    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
    Maureen Beegan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clooneen, Co. Roscommon