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School: Ballymore (B.) (roll number 7443)

Location:
Ballymore, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P.J. Cooney
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    Through the wood and through the wood and never touches the wood.
    Answer: A hen-knife in a man's pocket
    When it is flying it is lying, and when it is lying it is standing.
    Answer: A bunch of feathers on the plover's head. sometimes called a 'toppeny."
    Matthew Kearney. 12 years
    Mullaghmeehan
    Ballymore
    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
    Matthew Kearney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Mullenmeehan, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Michael Collins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinlig Lower, Co. Westmeath