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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Riddles
    What would the sun be then?
    Ans: Sin
    6)
    What side of a jug is the handle on?
    Ans: On the outside
    7)
    Why is a black hen more clever than a white one?
    Ans: Because a black hen can lay a white egg and a white hen cannot lay a black egg.
    8)
    Through the woods and through the woods and leaves a rag on every bush.
    Ans: A Fog
    9)
    What is the oldest table in the world
    Ans: The multiplication table.
    10)
    Little netticoat with the white petticoat and red nose, the longer she lives the shorter she grows.
    Ans: A Candle
    11)
    If a ton of coal cost three shillings what will turf come to?
    Ans: Ashes
    12)
    What is always behind the time?
    Ans: The back of a clock.
    Got from: Mrs Matthew Moffatt. Cronkell, Ruskey, Dromod, Co. Roscommon (55)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Miss Maggie Hoare
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    26
    Address
    Mullaghmacormick, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mr Hugh Hoare
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Mullaghmacormick, Co. Roscommon