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School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

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Abbey, Co. Galway
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Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0228

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    10. Whats deeper than the sea?
    A tailors thimble
    11. What runs and has no legs?
    Water
    12. What has an eye and yet cannot see?
    A needle
    13. What is one half the moon like?
    The other half.
    14. What turns without moving?
    Milk turns sour.
    15. What bridge can one never walk on
    The bridge of your nose.
    16, What is the centre of gravity?
    The letter V
    17. What key is the hardest to turn?
    A Donkey
    18. What bird carries the most weight?
    A crane
    19.What goes up when the rain comes down
    A umbrella.
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    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
    Nellie Hynes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Abbey, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Nevin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowcrin, Co. Galway