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School: Uachtar Achaidh (roll number 9762)

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Oughteragh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Caitlín Knott
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    seven wives. Each wife had seven sacks.
    Each sack had seven cats. Each cat had seven kittens. Kits, cats, bags and wives how many were going to St. Ives.
    Ans. One - myself.
    The King of Morrocco built a ship on in that ship his daughter sat, and I defy any one to tell her name and three times I told her name.
    Ans. Anne.
    Useless, useless instrument. Once bought and never lent. The man that buys it does not want it and the man that wants it does not know he has it.
    Ans. coffin.
    What is it that I can see and you cannot see and it is nearer to you than it is to me.
    Ans. Your eyes.
    What is full of holes and holds water.
    Ans. sponge.
    What is full and holds more.
    Ans. A pot full of potatoes and you can put water through them.
    How many feet 40 sheep, a shepperd and his dog.
    Ans. Two, because the dog has paws and the sheep have hoofs.
    What is the smallest bridge in the world.
    Ans. the bridge of your nose.
    What sleeps with its finger in its eye.
    Ans. The crook.
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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
    Leslie Knott
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardrum, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Jim Mc Goldrick
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    20
    Address
    Ardrum, Co. Leitrim