School: Ballyfin, Mountrath (roll number 15537)

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1. Riddles (continued)

   “R Up and Down up and down, never touches sky or ground.”

   

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   stone in his belly. A. A cherry.
   R. Queen Anne Morocca her ship is in harbour ann I will be killed for telling her name, ann that is three times I have told her name
   A. Ann.
   R. If a man got sixpence for walking a mile what would he get for walking thirty.
   A. Sore feet.
   R. Hairy in and hairy out, hairy into hairy mouth. A. A man pulling on his stocking.
   R. A kitchen-full, a room-full, and I could not catch a spoon-full. A. Air.
   R. Long legs, short thighs, little head and no eyes. A. A tongs.

   

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2. Riddles

   “Q Forty sheep went out in a gap...”

   

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   Q Forty sheep went out in a gap, forty more followed that. Six, seven, eight, eleven, two and three, and how many is that? Five. Q There was a man rode through this town. Grey Grizzle was his name. His saddle girth was made of gold, and that's three times I've told his name? Was, is his name.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen Phelan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ockanaroe, Co. Laois