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School: Naomh Baoithin, Tullydish (roll number 3160)

Location:
Tullydush Upper, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cathal P. Ó Lochlainn
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    Answer. A thorn in my foot.
    What runs from here to Derry and never walks a step?
    Answer. A railway.
    What can go up the chimney down but cannot came down the chimney up?
    Answer. An umbrella.
    A head like a thimble, a tail like a rat, if you guess forever you will not guess that
    Answer. A pipe.
    King Boru he built a ship and in the ship his daughter sits and I am blamed to tell her (her) name and that is three times I have told it.
    Answer. And
    Why is a girl not a noun?
    Answer. Because a lass (alas)
    (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
    Rose B. Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullydush Upper, Co. Donegal