School: Garrowhill, Longford (roll number 10344)
- Location:
- Garrowhill, Co. Longford
- Teacher: P. Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0756, Page 502
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- I heard a ,lot of riddles and here they are
Patch upon patch without any stitches riddle me that, and I will buy you a pair of Breeches
Answer; A head of cabbage.
A man went up the road with a hundred patches on his Trousers what time is it.
Answer; Time to get a new one.
Under the water and over the water and never touches a bit of the water
A man going over a bridge with a pail if water on his head.
As I went up to Dublin I saw twenty four carpenters working at that some had blue bonnets and some had straw hats and if you are a schoolar you will riddle me that.
Twenty four flies working at a cow dung.
- Collector
- D. Conboy
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Kilmore Upper, Co. Longford
