Abstract: Story collected by Proinnsias Ó Coiligh, a student at Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar school (Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon) (no informant identified).
Original reference: 0233/3/22
School Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar [Vol. 0233, Chapter 0003]
County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Roscommon Schools
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33. It is on you, but you do not wear, or you do not see it. Answer : Your name. 34. Why is a curran cake like the ocean. Answer : Because it has currants in it. 35. I saw a duck go swimming down the river and a cat sitting on her tail. Answer: The cat was
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sitting on her own tail. 36. What is it that is full and holds more. Answer: A pot of potatoes. 37. As red as an apple, as green as grass, and as black as ink. Answer: A blackberry. 38. I am hard, and I am soft I have feet in twenty-one days. Answer: An egg. 39. What have you that the table has. Answer: A name. 40. What never was, what never will be, stretch out your hand and you will see. Answer: Two fingers the same length. 41. Why is a flea like a
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train? Answer : Because the both run on sleepers. 42. Spell Dublin in two letters. Answer : wn. 43. Why is a turkey like a race-horse. Answer : Because the quicker you lick them the faster they go.
Original reference: 0233/3/22
Riddles
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