School: Mercy Convent
- Location:
- Béal Tairbirt, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: The Sisters
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- (continued from previous page)8. Riddle me, riddle me, what is that over the head and under the hat?
(The hair of the head)9. I ran until I got it and when I got it I sat down to look for it again. What is it?
(A thorn in your foot)10. Forty sheep went through a gap; forty more along with that; seven, ten, eleven, three and two, how many is that?
(Five)11. What is it everybody has and so does a needle?
(A head)12. A word of five letters and when you take two away there is "one" left?
(St. one)Kathleen McGovern,
Milltown- Collector
- Kathleen Mc Govern
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baile an Mhuilinn, Co. an Chabháin