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School: Clochar na Trócaire, An Tulach

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Tulla, Co. Clare
Teacher:
An tSr. Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0589, Page 212

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    Q.In a field there is a house and in the house there is a cup and in a cup there is a cup that everyone must taste?
    A. Death
    Q.Black and white and read all over?
    A. The newspaper.
    Q.Hoddy-Doddy with a round black body and a big flat hat what's that?
    A.A pot
    Q.If i got sixpence for walking one mile what would get for walkiing thirty miles?
    A.Sore feet.
    Q.Thirty sheep went out a gap,thirty more followed that,six seven ,ten eleventhree and two how much is
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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
    Sighle Ní Mhathghamhna
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tulla, Co. Clare