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School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What is it always walks with its head down.
    A nail in your boot.
    What goes away between two woods and comes home betwen two waters.
    A man fetching water in pails
    What goes above the ground and returns under it.
    A man with sods on his head
    Patch upon patch without any stitches, riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of breeches.
    Round the house and round the house and stands at the back door
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josie Keville
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo