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School: Tobar (C.)

Location:
Tober, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Bean Uí Thóirdhealbhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0808, Page 118

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Spell broken down ditch in three letters
    Gap
    As I looked out on yonder gap i saw the dead carrying the live.
    A train
    What is the difference between and English sixpence and an Irish threepenny bit
    Threepence
    A houseful, a roomful and you could not catch a spoonful
    Smoke
    What has an eye and cannot (a) see.
    A needle
    What runs and falls and never hurts itself.
    Rain
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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
    Collector
    Betty Connor
    Gender
    Female