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School: Killyon (roll number 7120)

Location:
Killyon, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Fithcheallaigh
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    useful to the house.
    Answer: A window.
    No. 4.
    What is the weight of the moon.
    Answer: Four Quarters
    No. 5.
    Head against tail; tail against ground, riddle me that and I'll give you a pound.
    Answer: A woman milking a goat.
    No. 6.
    What will go up the chimney down and will not come down the chimney up.
    Answer: an umbrella.
    No. 7.
    A boy went into a garden for apples and he met three guards. The first guard said "I will let you in if you give me half of what you have
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Barney Keegan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clondalee Beg, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Patrick Keegan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clondalee Beg, Co. Meath