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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 048

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  1. List of Riddles (continued)

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    Why is the half of the moon like
    Ans. The other half.
    What goes up the water, and up the water and never gets to the top of the water?
    Ans. A mill-wheel.
    What is black and white and read all over?
    Ans. A newspaper.
    A duck before two ducks, or a duck behind two ducks, how many ducks is that?
    Ans. Three ducks.
    What has a head, and a foot and four legs?
    Ans. A bed.
    Londonderry, Cork and Kerry, spell that without a k?
    Ans. That
    Where was Moses, when they lights went
    (continues on next page)
    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