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School: Iorball Sionnaigh (roll number 16923)

Location:
Scotstown, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Mac Cionnaith
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  2. A Collection of Riddles

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    Where did the cock crow so that all the world could hear him?
    (In Noah's Ark)
    Timber toes iron nose, he is the boy can scare the crows?
    (A gun)
    Wee Neddy Noddy two heads on one body?
    (A spool)
    Why does a chimney smoke?
    (because it cannot chew)
    What goes up a ladder with its head down?
    (A nail in a man's shoe)
    Broken down ditches in three
    (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
    James Boylan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Scotstown, Co. Monaghan