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School: Alt Achadh Doire (roll number 15474)

Location:
Altaghaderry, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig L. Mac Diarmada
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  2. A Collection of Riddles

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    R. A little white and round house and it is full of meat.
    But has no doors or windows to let me in to eat?
    A. An egg.
    R. Why is a bad boy like a postage stamp?
    A. Because one goes on with a lick and the there goes on with the stick.
    R. What does a girl always look for but does not hope to find it?
    A. A hole in her stocking
    R. Why is A like dinnertime?
    A. Because it is in the middle of day.
    R. What is neither right nor fair?
    A. A black man's foot.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Mary Mc Anney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Altaghaderry, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mary Mc Anney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Altaghaderry, Co. Donegal