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School: Uragh (B.)

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Uragh, Co. Cavan
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S. Ó Connachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0968, Page 239

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    36 A kitchen full and a room full and you could not catch a spoonful.
    Ans:- Smoke
    37. Piece wood, piece wire, a little house and no fire.
    Ans:- A bird in a cage.
    38. As I was going to Dublin I saw the world's wonder five pots boiling and no fire under.
    Ans:- Spring wells.
    39. What sleeps all day with its finger in its eye?
    Ans:- A crook.
    40 A little white and round house. It's full of meat but it has no door or window to let me in to eat.
    Ans:- An Egg.
    41 On yonder wall I heard a call, , his head was flesh, his face was horn and such a man was never born.
    Ans:- A cock crowing.
    42. What sleeps with its hands on its face?
    Ans:- A clock.
    43. As white as snow, as black as ink, hopping on the ground like hailstones.
    Ans:- A magpie.
    44 As I went up yonder lane I met my uncle Davy, I cut off his head and sucked his blood and left him lying easy.
    Ans:- A blackberry.
    45. What works all day and sleeps in the corner at night?
    Ans:- The broom.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Mc Govern
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Cornalon, Co. Cavan