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School: Ballyellis (roll number 1766)

Location:
Ballyellis, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
P. Fitzgerald
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0894, Page 123

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    Riddles
    A leaper of ditches.
    a cutter of thorns,
    a little brown cow
    with two leather horns ? A rabbit.
    What has an eye and cannot see.
    A needle.
    As I went out in a slippery gap I met my Uncle Davy, I cut off his head and left him lying easy ? A bottle of poter
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Owen Doyle
    Gender
    Male