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School: Maoilinn (C.), Áth Treasna

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Meelin, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Cheallacháin
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    My third and my fourth are in reason you see.
    My fifth and my sixth are in sure you'll agree.
    When you find that seventh in rose you can guess.
    That my eight is in something I want to possess.
    Answer :- A Treasure.
    7) Riddle me, Riddle me ree such a riddle could not be, through a rock, through a reel, through an old spinning wheel, through a baisin full of pepper through a horses shin bone. Riddle me that and I'll leave you alone.
    Answer :- A shot out of a gun.
    8) The man that made it didn't wear it and the man that wore it did not see it.
    Answer :- A Coffin.
    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
    Kathleen Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs J. Duggan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cummery Connell (South), Co. Cork