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School: Ráth Dubh, An Bhlárna (roll number 8393)

Location:
Rathduff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
D. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0389, Page 006

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Ans: A coffin.
    8. Up a boreen, down a boreen and took a boreen on my back?
    Ans: A ladder.
    9. What part of a cow goes over the ditch first?
    Ans: Her breath.
    10. A leaper of ditches a hopper of thorns a little brown cow without any horns?
    Ans:- A hare.
    11. Under water, over water, and never touches the water?
    Ans:- A nail in the bottom of a ship.
    12. Cork and Kerry, Londonderry spell me that without a "K"?
    Ans:- That.
    13. Two little sisters dressed in white, one got the fever and died last night?
    Ans:- A candle.
    14. What is half the moon like?
    Ans:- The other half.
    15. Forty sick sheep upon a gap, one died how many were left?
    Ans:- Thirty nine.
    16. What's worse than a hen fighting?
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mullane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathduff, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Bartholomew Mullane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathduff, Co. Cork