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School: Clane (Pres. Convent) (roll number 1151)

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Clane, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Na Mná Rialta
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0773, Page 483

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A littl messenger going from house to house, and he is out all night.
    A footpath.
    Twenty six white cows tied to a wall, up comes a red one and licks them all.
    Your teeth and tongue.
    What goes up a ladder with its head down?
    The nails of your boots.
    A little red cow standing at the wall, she eats all she gets + drinks nothing at all.
    A fire.
    A head a foot and four legs.
    A bed.
    Why is a policeman so much like a rainbow?
    Because he generally appears when the storm is over.
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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
    Mary Graham
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Downings South, Co. Kildare