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School: Ballycorus (roll number 8294)

Location:
Ballycorus, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
E. Nic Shionóid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0798, Page 231

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    and shoes.
    gravel path
    5/ If a man got sixpence for walking one mile what would he get for walking a hundred mile
    sore feet
    6/ What is everybody doing at the same time.
    growing old
    7/ What is that which no one has seen.
    To morrow.
    8/ What has a head but not a face
    A match
    9/ Why is a drawn tooth like something you have forgotten
    Because it is gone out of your head.
    10/ Why is a watch like a river.
    Because it does not run along without winding.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Filis Ní Neill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiltiernan, Co. Dublin