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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 0229

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    20. What colour is the wind and the storm?
    The wind blue and the storm rose.
    21. Working all day and lies behind the door at night?
    The brush
    22. What does a lady look for and she doesn't want to find it
    A hole in a stocking.
    23. What is brought to the table cut but never eaten?
    Cards.
    24. Up hills and down hollows without moving?
    The road.
    25. The more you take out of it the bigger it gets?
    A hole.
    26. Why is a shoemakers shop compared to hell.
    There are a lot of bad soles in it.
    27. Spell me the red rogue of the world in three letters?
    Fox
    28. As round as an apple as flat one side a woman and the the other side a man.
    A penny.
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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