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School: Cill Chonaill (Cailíní)

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Kilconnell, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Shéaghdha
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    Riddles
    1. Q - Queen Victoria built a ship andd in the ship there dwelt three daughters ann I am ashamed to tell their names ann that is three times I have said it?
    Answer - Ann.
    2. Q- As round as a biscuit and as busy as a bee?
    Answer - A watch
    3. Q- Ink ank under the bank ten drawing four?
    Answer - A woman milking a cow.
    4. Q- What goes up when the rain comes down?
    Answer - An umbrella
    5. Q-Father, Mother, Sister and Brother running after one another all day and cannot catch one another?
    Answer- Four wheels of a motor
    6. Q- Four legs a head and a foot?
    Answer - A bed.
    7.Q-What man wears the highest hat?
    Answer-The man with the highest head.
    8.Q-What burns to keep a secret?
    Answer- [boiling] wax
    9.Q- As black as ink as white as snow
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Monahan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballintober, Co. Galway