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School: Meelick (C.)

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Meelick, Co. Clare
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Bean Uí Mhórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0597, Page 357

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    It goes around the house all day it stays in the corner in the night.
    A brush.
    If 20 ft. of iceberg were above was is below.
    - The rest.
    What is the weight of the moon
    - Four quarters.
    Why is a baker a silly fellow
    - Because he parts with when he kneads.
    Through a rock, through a reel, through an old spinning wheel, through a basin full of pepper through a cow's skin and leather, through a horse's skin and bone such as a riddle was never known going around Garryowen.
    Thunder and Lightning.
    Did you ever see a half a pigs head with two eyes?
    I did with my own two eyes.
    As I was going my way,
    I met a wisp of hay,
    It had ten heads, ten tails,
    Forty feet and ten score nails.
    A rat having ten young ones.
    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
    Informant
    John Connery
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Glennagross, Co. Clare