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School: Dernakesh (B)

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Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Ó Comhraidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1017, Page 312

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A. A magpie.
    Q. Head without hair, teeth without lips, long tail and no hips?
    A A rake.
    Q Hairy all over and rough in the skin, two things shaking and one going in?
    A A pig hoking.
    Q As I went to my father's wake I saw the world wonder, I saw a hundred and forty bulls tearing the world asunder?
    A A man harrowing.
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  2. Riddles

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    Q The beginning of eternity the end of time and space the beginning of every end and the end of every place?
    A. The letter e
    Q In noble halls as white as milk lined with skin as soft as silk, within this crystal fountain clear, a golden apple doth appear no doors are there in this strong hole yet thieves break in and steal the gold?
    A An egg.
    Q As I was gong to the Fair of St Ives I met
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dernakesh, Co. Cavan