School: Uachtar Achaidh (roll number 9762)
- Location:
- Oughteragh, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Caitlín Knott
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0224, Page 066
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- A collection of Riddles1) Spell the red rove of the word in three. Fox.
2) What part of the cow goes into the wood first.
Her breath.
3) Why is a hat compared to a King? Because it has a crown.
4) What goes round the wood and round the wood and never touched the wood? A knife in a mans pocket.
5) What goes round the house and round and lays an egg in every window? The snow.
6) Why is kissing a nice girl, like souping soup with a forth. Because he cannot get enough.
7) Why is an old woman compared with a window? Because she is full of pains.
8) What goes up the ladder with its head down? Nails in a man's boot.
9) Under the water and over the water and never touches the water. A duck with an egg.
10) "Tink Tank" under bank ten drawing four?
A girl milking a cow.
11) Londonderry, Cork and Kerry put that together and spell it without a K.
That.
12) Why is a hen scraping compared to an(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Parke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lahard, Co. Leitrim
