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School: New Ross (Mercy Convent) (roll number 967)

Location:
New Ross, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Sr Philomena
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0898, Page 008

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Answer :- A window.
    Why do we go to bed ?
    Answer :- Because the bed won't come to us.
    Which has a cow or a horse the most upper teeth ?
    Answer :- A horse.
    What is it that has long legs, crooked thighs, little head and no eyes ?
    Answer :- A pair of tongs.
    Old mother Twitchett had but one eye,
    And a long tail which she let fly
    And every time she went over a gap
    She left a bit of her tail in a trap ?
    Answer :- A needle and thread.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Slevin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Informant
    Mr Dunne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    William Street, Co. Wexford