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School: Baile Haodha (C.), Ráthluirc

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Newtown Ballyhay, Co. Cork
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Mrs. Julia Herbert
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  1. Riddles I Heard at Home (continued)

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    What has a head and no face?
    Answer. A match
    When is a knife rude?
    Answer. When it cuts a cake.
    Why should a hen be never untidy?
    Answer. Because she carries a comb with her.
    As I went to London I saw a great wonder three pots boiling and no fire under.
    Answer. Lime boiling.
    Ink Ank under a bank ten drawinf four.
    Answer. A woman milking a cow.
    Why does a cow look over a ditch?
    Answer. Because she can't look under it.
    Elizabeth, Isa, Betty, and Bess went over the hill to rob a bird's nest. There were four eggs in it. They took one each. How many were left.
    Answer. Three.
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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
    Kitty O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newtown Ballyhay, Co. Cork