School: Killygordon (roll number 11585)
- Location:
- Killygordon, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: M. Eibhlín Ní Loinsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1099, Page 312
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- Riddles
1. I have a little heifer.
She is tied to the wall.
And she can eat all the heather from here to Donegal?
And. A fire.
2. A man went over London Bridge with 40 patches in his trousers, what time was it?
Ans. It was time to get a new pair.
3. A flock of white sheep on a red hill. Here they go, there they go, now they stand still?
Ans. The teeth in your gums.
4. What is silly and simple and cannot be done without?
Ans. A dishcloth.
5. What goes round the house and never touches the house?
And. The sun.
6. A man in the garden and his head is heart?
Ans. A head of cabbage.
7. Who wears the biggest hat?
Ans. The person who has the biggest head
8. Chip, chip, cherry.(continues on next page)
