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School: Loughmoe (C.), An Teampoll Mór (roll number 7594)

Location:
Loughmoe, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Caitlín Ní Riain
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Tis in the middle of Tom Campions shop,
    Tis out of the chair, tis in the stool,
    Tis in Miss Croke who teaches the school
    So now my boys look around
    Tis in the middle of the rock,
    In Tom Leahy's ground
    The letter O
    Eight arms but no hands, a wooden leg, but cannot stand,
    Is often wet but cannot feel, has no boots, but is shod with steel,
    A dress of silk, with a belt around the middle
    Now can you guess this silly riddle
    An umbrella
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Kitty Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tinvoher, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tinvoher, Co. Tipperary