School: Robertson (roll number 12276)

Location:
Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Liam Ó Morchadh
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    back.
    A ladder.
    9 A Wee |Wee man with a red red coat a stick in his hand and a stone in his throat.
    A Haw.
    10. Once in a minute rwice in a moment and not in thousand years.
    The Letter M
    11 What has a bonnet without a face
    A Motor Car
    12 What is the difference between a Donkey and a postage stamp.
    One is stuck with a lick and the other is licked with a stick.
    13. They cut my hair they shaved my face they bought me from my resting place. With (U0 weary horses and tired men they brought me to my own town and.
    Turf.
    14 I will give you a guess you cant confess. Jumping jinny in the press.
    A Bottle of Whiskey.
    15 Black and white and read all over
    The Newspaper.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Dobson
    Gender
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