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School: Kilnamanagh (roll number 13999)

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Kilnamanagh Lower, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs M.E. Masterson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0886, Page 282

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    Riddles written by Lily Walsh age 14.
    Q I know a little house and I can't count how many windows in it.
    A A thimble.
    Q Why does a cow look over the ditch.
    A Because she can't look under it.
    Q When are goats like dogs.
    A When they eat leaves and bark.
    Q What never says a word till it caught by the tail.
    A A bell.
    Q Spell Blackwater in three letters.
    A Ink.
    Q What time of day was Adam born.
    A A little before Eve.
    Q A steel horse with a flaky tail went over a bone bridge with a little brass man driving.
    A A girl sewing.
    Q What turns but never stirs.
    A Milk.
    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
    Lily Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14