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School: Corraslira

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Corraslira, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhubhláin
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  1. A Collection of Riddles Heard Locally (continued)

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    39. A little white and round house and it is full of meat,
    There are no doors or windows to let me into eat.
    An egg.
    40. When is a clock on stairs dangerous?
    when it runs down and strikes one.
    41. How can a bookkeeper be taught in a lesson of three words?
    Never lend them.
    42. Name of first lady in the lands.
    Eve.
    43. Which is the largest room in the world?
    Room for improvement.
    44. What is the weight of the room?
    Four quarters.
    45. Why is St. Paul's like a birds nest?
    I was built by a Wren.
    46. What place in London reminds on a noisy dog?
    Barking.
    47. Why is a nail fast in the wall like an old and feeble man?
    Because it is infirm.
    48. What is it which makes everbody sick but these who swallow it?
    Flattery.
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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
    Thomas Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drinaun, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Paddy Whelan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drinaun, Co. Roscommon