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School: Lios Dubh (1) (roll number 14779)

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Lisduff, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Philip Mc Guiness
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    Riddle me, riddle me what's that over the head and under the hat.
    Ans: The hair.
    Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat.
    You could be guessing for ever and you couldn't get that.
    Ans: A pipe
    Black and white and read all over.
    Ans: A newspaper.
    Round the house and round the house and lies at the back door.
    Ans: The brush.
    Round the house and round the house and leaves a loaf in every window.
    Ans: The snow.
    Under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire.
    Ans: A cake in an oven.
    A room full a kitchen full and couldn't catch a spoonful.
    Ans: Smoke.
    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
    Nell Guckian
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornagillagh, Co. Leitrim