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School: Lattoon

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Lattoon, Co. Cavan
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P. Ó Hiorraí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1001, Page 299

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    57. What sleeps with its finger in it's eye?
    Ans. The crook.
    58. In yonder meadow there is a block, 24 carpenters work at that, some with blue ribbons, more with straw-hats, if you are a goo scholar, you'll riddle me that.
    Ans. A nest of ants.
    59. A long legged father, a gig bellied mother, 3 little children, one after the other.
    Ans. pot and pot hooks.
    60. Three dogs went down the road, Trick, Tray and Traveller. Which was the bitches name?
    Ans. Which
    61. A bannock of bread and a (?)ful of crumbs.
    Ans. The moon and the stars.
    62. What were made by the hands of man that went to heaven?
    Ans. Our Lord's wounds.
    63. King of Morocco he built a ship an' in that ship his daughter sits an' I'll be blamed to tell her name an' this is three times I've told you this.
    Ans. Anne
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Mc Gennis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coragh, Co. Cavan