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School: Templetown

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Templetown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Charles D. Hearne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0870, Page 148

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    Q1: I washed my hands in the water that was never (sain?) (on?) (sprung?),
    And I wiped them in a towel that was never wove' or spun.
    A1: I washed them in dew and dried them in the sun.
    Q2: White birds feathers lit upon an old castle wall, up came Lord (Bramblem?), shot them with (?) and all.
    A2: Snow and the sun melting it.
    Q3: Once upon a time there was a man and he was going to be hanged for committing some crime. There was no one to prove whether he was guilty or not.
    The judge gave him a chance, that if he could think of a riddle
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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
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Fitzpatrick
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    39
    Address
    Ralph, Co. Wexford