School: Ballyhaise
- Location:
- Béal Átha hÉis, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Thos. Plunkett
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- Collection of Riddles
Riddle me riddle me Randy Roe, my father gave me seeds to sow. The seed was black and the gound was white. Riddle me that and I will give you a pipe.
Answer: Paper
What is full of holes and carries water
Answer: The crook
Old Bessie from Dundalk. Has three legs and cannot walk, has two ears and cannot hear, has a big mouth and cannot talk.
My hands are black my face is white I am going day and night
Answer: A clock
What goes round the wood and leaves a tag on every bush
Answer: The Snow
What part of a cow goes out of the byre first
Answer: Her breath
What turns without moving
Answer: Milk
What sleeps with its hands on its face
Answer: A clock
What the oldest tables(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Hayes
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Béal Átha hÉis, Co. an Chabháin