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School: Fraine, Athboy (roll number 14766)

Location:
Fraine, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chonalláin
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    A snail, because he carries his house on his back.
    Two ducks before a duck, two ducks behind a duck, a duck in the middle between two ducks, how many ducks is that?
    Three.
    Flour of Ireland, fruit of Spain, met together in a shower of rain,
    Put in a bag, tied round with a string
    Tell me that riddle and I will give you a ring?
    A plum- pudding.
    My father gave me seed to sow,
    The seed was black and the ground was white,
    riddle me that and I will give you a pipe?
    A news-paper.
    Away in the meadow, amid the green,
    It just took an acre to fodder my ass,
    What length of a rope will let him all round,
    So that he may feed on no more or less ground?
    An acre.
    What sings but has no tongue?
    A kettle
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    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
    Máirín Ní Bhrógáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Higginstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Francis Brogan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Higginstown, Co. Meath