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School: Caisleán Grás, Cloichín an Mhargaidh (roll number 11288)

Location:
Castlegrace, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó hAilgheanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0572, Page 594

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    Flies high, flies low, wears shoes but has no feet
    A road
    Long legs, crooked thighs, half head and no legs
    A tongs
    With what would you fill a barrel to make it lighter?
    Holes
    What turns without moving?
    Milk
    It went to America and stayed there. It came home again and wouldn't go there
    A watch
    The king of Manchester sends home to his sisters bottomless vessel to put flesh in
    A ring
    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
    Margaret Doyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tubbrid, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Edmond Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Tubbrid, Co. Tipperary