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School: Bog-fhód (Buckode) (roll number 3736)

Location:
Buckode, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Muiris Mac Gearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0191, Page 078

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    need a shoemaker?
    Because there are plenty of soles in the sea.
    Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat you can guess for ever but you wont guess that.
    A pipe.
    Why does a hen cross over the road?
    Because she cant go under it.
    What is the difference between (and) an egg and a young bird?
    Three weeks.
    Patch upon patch without any stitches?
    A head of cabbage.
    What bears and never blossoms?
    A crook.
    What stick doesn't grow in the wood?
    A candlestick.
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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
    The senior class
    Informant
    Riddles from their parents