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School: Baltrasna (roll number 4086)

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Baltrasna, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Shuibhne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0716, Page 284

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    climb the church over steeple and all?
    Ans. The sun.
    3/ What is always walking with its head down?
    Ans. A nail in a man boot.
    4/ What goes away above the ground and returns under it?
    Ans. A man with sods on his head.
    5/ A housefull a roomfull and can't catch a spoonfull?
    Ans. Smoke.
    6/ What is full and holds more?
    Ans. A pot full of potatoes when your pour water in.
    7/ Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat you may guess for ever but you would never guess that?
    Ans. A pipe.
    8/ As I went out the ruckety gap I met my uncle David I cut his throat I sucked his blood and I left him lying easy?
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Flood
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Murrens, Co. Meath