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School: Cloch Rua (roll number 11111)

Location:
Cloghroe, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Nábla Nic Amhlaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1101, Page 044

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  1. List of Riddles (continued)

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    What goes around the house, and the house, and peeps in every wee hole
    Ans. The sun.
    Middy noddy, around the body, three feet and a wooden hat?
    Ans. A pot.
    As black as ink, as white as snow, hops on the road, like a hail-stone
    Ans. A magpie.
    Patches, upon patches without any stitches riddle me that, and I'll buy you you a pair of britches.?
    Ans. A cabbage.
    Why does the cow look over the moor?
    Ans. Because she cannot see through it.
    Long legs, short thighs, little head and no eyes?
    Ans. A pair of tongs.
    One half dead, and the other half
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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
    Margaret Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lettermakenny, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Oliver Leeper
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Lettermakenny, Co. Donegal