School: Rahan (B.)
- Location:
- Rahan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: L. Ó Reannacháin
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- Riddles
(1) All patches no stitches riddle me that I'll give you a breeches.
A head of cabbage.
(2) What goes round the wood and round the wood and never goes into the wood.
The bark of a tree.
(3) What is it has its heart in its head
A head of cabbage.
(4) What is black and white and read all over.
A newspaper.
(5) What is full and holds more.
A pot full of potatoes holds water.
(6) A house full of black thing and can't catch a spoonful.
Smoke.
(7) What is the strongest thing in the world.
A snail because it carries its house on its back.
(8) What is it that is neither within or without and its in every mans house.
A window.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Daniel Dunne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newtown, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Thomas Dunne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newtown, Co. Offaly