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School: Ballymackney (roll number 5501)

Location:
Ballymackney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0933, Page 176

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A. The dead ashes covering the live coals
    Q. What is a dog and like a dog and not a dog
    A. A pup
    Q. What is bigger sitting than standing
    A. A bat
    Q. A houseful a roomful and could not catch a spoonful
    A. Smoke
    Q. In yonder meadow there is a goose when she is a feeding she roars and cries when she is not she sits
    A. A mill
    Q. The King of Maroca sent to his sister a bottomless vessel to hold blood and flesh
    A. A ring
    Q. What has only one eye
    A. A needle
    Q. What is the sickest thing in the house. A window. Why. Because it is all pains.
    Q. Jinky Jack under a bank ten drawing four
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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 Cunningham
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Coolaha, Co. Monaghan