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School: Kilmurry

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0803, Page 096

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A. Eve
    Q. As black as ink, as white as milk and hops on the ground like hail-stones
    A. Magpie
    Q. Up on it I got, in it I stuck, and every vein in its body shook
    A. A man thatching
    Q. Patch upon patch without stitches riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of breeches
    A. A head of cabbage
    Q. Four dilly-danders, four sticky-standers, two hook-crooks and a whip-lash
    A. A cow
    Q. There is a little house and a mouse would not fir in it. It has as many windows as the Lord Mayor's house
    A. A timble
    Q. Around the house and around the house and sleeps in the corner at night
    A. A brush
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kennarney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Coill an Ó, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
    Informant
    Mary Kennarney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    48
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Coill an Ó, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
    Informant
    Patrick Kennarney
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Coill an Ó, Co. Uíbh Fhailí