School: Mín Charraigeach (roll number 7188)

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   beat the bear,
   It would beat the birds of the air?
   Answer—Hunger.
   No. 23—Two dead men fighting?
   Answer—Two Withered Nettles.
   No. 24—It is worn in black,
   It is worn in white,
   And it is always worn for beauty?
   Answer—A Ribbon.
   No. 25—Why does a cow lie?
   Answer—Because she cannot sit.
   No. 25 [sic]—Hairy out, hairy in,
   Lift your leg and put it in?
   Answer—A sock.
   No. 26—I to a friend ten shillings did lend in thirty pieces and three.
   I neither gave him sixpences, shillings, nor two-shilling pieces. Can you tell me what coins did I pay?
   Answer—Thirty pennies and three Half-crowns.
   No. 27—A kitchenful and a roomful. All the men in Derry couldn’t lift a spoonful?
   Answer—Smoke.

   

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Anna Mac Crudden

   Address

   Aghaveagh, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Susan Boyce

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   98

   Address

   Aghaveagh, Co. Donegal