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School: Ardaghy, Omeath

Location:
Ardaghy, Co. Louth
Teacher:
B. Mac Craith
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    Q. (1) What never takes its hands off its face?
    A. A clock
    Q. (2) As steep as a house, as round as a cup and all the king's horses cannot draw it up?
    A. A well.
    Q. (3) Black I am and much admired, men and horses I have tired, gold and silver I have cost, and now I am in the ash pit lost.
    A. Coal.
    Collected by:
    Brigid Reilly (13 yrs)
    Corrakitt,
    Omeath.
    From:
    Mr. Frank Reilly (54 yrs)
    Corrakitt,
    Omeath,
    Co. Louth.
    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
    Brigid Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Corrakit, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr Frank Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Corrakit, Co. Louth