School: Newtown (roll number 3275)
- Location:
- Creevagh, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Conbháidh
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- (continued from previous page)always has it's hands on it's face.
A petticoat has what everything has and everything has what a petticoat has? A name.
If the smoke does not go up the chimney what does it bring down. Tears
Long legs, crooked thighs, short head, and no eyes? A tongs.
Riddle riddle ri has an eye and can not see? A needle.
As black as ink, as white as milk and hops on the road like hail stones? A magpie.
As I went out to my father's garden, I met a man a hanging: I sucked his blood and left his bones a drying? A berry.
As I looked out my grandfather's window I saw a red chap with a stick on his back and stone in his middle riddle me that and I will give you a fiddle? A berry.
There is a hill and on the hill there is a house, in the house there is a table, in the table there is a drawer, in the drawer there is a cup, in the cup there is a sup and everyone has to taste it? Death.
My father gave me some seeds to sow(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Fidelma Dillon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Footstown Little, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mr Dillon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Footstown Little, Co. Meath
