School: Crowenstown
- Location:
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: M. Ní Bhriain
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- (continued from previous page)none. She goes far from her dwelling but seldom comes home ?
A ship.
Under ground I am held down, by irons I am drawn I have but one long winding gut through which all my food goes ?
A pump.
My little sister lives in the halls. When I touch her she roars and balls ?
The door bell.
It opens like a hall door shuts like a parlour you would guess many riddles but you wouldn't guess this ?
An umbrella.
I have a little sister, she has a red nose, The longer she lives, the shorter she grows ?
A Candle.
Headed like a thimble,
Tailed like a rat,
You would guess forever,
But you wouldn't guess that ?
A pipe. - [-](continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Cunneen
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Lisclogher Great, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mrs Gilmore
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Addinstown, Co. Westmeath