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School: Muine Mór

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Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0196, Page 019

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What guards its watch chain.
    A watch.
    What is full and holds more.
    A pot of potatoes.
    The half of a harrow the whole of a ring a ton for a horse a man name it will bring. Harrington.
    What is cut and never eaten. A pack of cards.
    What is out in the wood and sounds in the town and earns for its master many a crown. A fiddle.
    What bridge did nobody ever cross.
    The bridge of your nose.
    What goes up the ladder with its head down. A nail in a man's shoe.
    What goes round the house and lies at the back door.
    A besom.
    What goes round the wood and never touches the wood.
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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
    James Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meenymore, Co. Leitrim