School: Swanzy Memorial N. S. (roll number 10428)

Location:
Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eilis F. Ní Stiobháird
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  1. A Collection of Riddles.
    There are a great many riddles namely: –
    What works all day with its two hands on its face?
    The Clock.
    Said a child to its father how did this come that you are my father and I’m not your son.
    The child was a girl.
    Old mother switcher had but one eye and a long tail, in which she did fly and every time she went over the gap she left a bit of her tail in the trap.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English