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School: Kilderry

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Keelderry, Co. Cavan
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Áine Ní Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0993, Page 211

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    As I went out on Ardleny gap I met a man with a bundle of rods and no one could count them only God
    Ans. The hair of your head.
    Twenty eight white cows in yonder hall
    A red bull comes along and licks them all.
    Ans. Set of teeth and tongue.
    What is neither within or without. - Window
    There are twenty patches on my coat what time is it?
    Ans. It is time to get a new one.
    What eats inside of the wood and stands out side of it.
    Ans. A pig eating out of a trough
    What goes over the water and says "click" "click" and never touches it? A nail in a horse's shoe.
    What goes up the ladder and its head down>
    A nail in a man's shoe.
    What goes around the house a leaves a loaf in every window?
    Ans the snow
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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
    Séan Mac Gabainn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardleny, Co. Cavan