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School: Lowtown (B.), Galbally

Location:
Galbally, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0513, Page 069

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    Head like a thimble, tail like a rat. You may guess forever but you couldn't guess that? A pipe.
    What is it that a man doesn't like to have and he can't do without? A bald head.
    As round as an apple
    As deep as a cup
    And all the king's horses
    Couldn't pull it up? A well.
    What city would fit in a bottle? Cork.
    I went up the road and down the road and I carried the road on my back? A ladder.
    What goes from house to house and never walks? A footpath.
    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
    Tomás Ó Riain
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    James Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Keeloges, Co. Limerick