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School: Mulrankin

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Mulrankin, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0877, Page 190

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    Riddles
    What does your mother look for but never likes to find?
    A hole in your stocking.
    What keeps on going yet always remains in the same place?
    A Clock.
    Why does a cow jump over a ditch?
    Because he cant jump under it.
    Which burns longer a candle or a match?
    Neither, they both burn shorter.
    What is it that the more you cut off the longer it will get?
    A Grave
    What turns without moving?
    The road.
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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
    May Mc Grath
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mulrankin, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Willie Kendrick
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50