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School: Coill Bheithne, Baile Mhistéala (roll number 11286)

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Kilbeheny, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cathasaigh
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    Q. It went out to America
    And it stopped there
    It came home again Because it would not go there?
    A. A Watch.
    Q. A quartet round and has four legs?
    A. A haybarn.
    Q. What is full and holds more?
    A. A Pot full of potatoes.
    Q. What can lie in water without getting wet?
    A. A Shadow.
    Q. I have a little red cow,
    She stands by the wall,
    She eats all we give her,
    And drinks none at all.
    A. A Fire.
    Q. As round as a marble, as flat as a pan. One a woman and the other a man?
    A. A Penny.
    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
    Bridget Coffey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Garryvurragha, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Michael Coffey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Garryvurragha, Co. Limerick