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School: Ármhach (B.)

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Arvagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Mac Samhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0983, Page 301

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A merchant in London sent home to his daughter a bottomless vessel to put flesh in.
    A ring.
    As I went out on yonder gap,
    I met my uncle Davie,
    I took off his his head and sucked his blood.
    And left him lying easy.
    A Blackberry.
    If it takes ten gallons of buttermilk to make a coat and trousers for an elephant, what will it take to make the suit.
    A waistcoat.
    What goes round the house and round the house,
    And leaves a loaf in every window.
    Snow
    What time is it when the clock strikes fourteen.
    Clocking time.
    There is a little house and it wouldn't hold a mouse.
    It has as many windows as the Lord Mayor's house.
    A thimble.
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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
    Thomas O' Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Arvagh, Co. Cavan