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School: Tobar (B.)

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Tober, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
C. Ó Maoltuile
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    I have a little red cow.
    She sits by the wall.
    She eats all I give her
    And drinks none at all.
    A Fire.
    What county fits in a bottle"
    Cork
    I have a little house,
    It wouldn't fit a mouse;
    It has so many windows
    As the Lord Mayor's house.
    A Thimble.
    As soft as silk,
    as white as milk,
    As bitter as gall,
    In a think wall
    And a brown coat covers me all.
    A Walnut
    The longer it lives the shorter it gets.
    A candle.
    Deep it is and damp it is,
    Green about the bank it is
    And fit for any lord it is.
    A grave.
    What key will not open a door?
    A donkey.
    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
    Robert Fox
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilfoylan, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Michael Fox
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Kilfoylan, Co. Offaly