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School: Aughygalt (roll number 9128)

Location:
Aughagault, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Miss S. A. Davidson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1101, Page 007

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    Q: What goes around the house and round the house and peeps into every hole?
    A: The sun
    Q: I have a wee tub. It has neither bottom or top and it holds flesh and blood in it?
    A: A ring on my finger
    Q: What is not and never will be. Look on your hand and that you'll see?
    A: Your small finger will never be as long as your other fingers.
    Q: What can a black hen do that a white hen cannot do?
    A: A black hen can lay a white egg but a white hen cannot lay a black egg
    Q: What turns without moving?
    A: Milk
    Q: Long legs, short thighs, little...
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Shirlow
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Magheranappan, Co. Donegal