School: Clonmore, Teampoll Mór (roll number 12541)
- Location:
- Cluain Mór, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Siobhán, Bean Uí Allmhain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0547, Page 029
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- 1. Ireland, England, France and Spain met together in a shower of rain, put them in a bag, tie them with a string, riddle me that and I will give a ring/
Answer A Rainbow.
2. Riddle, riddle rarie roe my father gave me seeds to sow, when the seeds began to grow like a garden full of snow, when the snow began to melt like a ship without a belt, when the ship began to sail like a bird without a tail, when the bird began to fly like an eagle in the sky, when the sky begins to fall, Lord have mercy on us all.
Answer A ship sinking.
3 What is it that is two short and you cut a bit off it to make it longer?
Answer A grave
4. What would you fill an empty barrel with to make it lighter.
Answer With holes.
5. What is the difference between a postage stamp and a donkey.
Answer The stamp is sticked with a lick and the donkey is licked with a stick.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Martin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cluain Mór, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Patrick Cunningham
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cluain Mór, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Thomas Martin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cluain Mór, Co. Thiobraid Árann
