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School: Killeigh

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Killeigh, Co. Offaly
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T. Mac Amhalghaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0804, Page 048

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A. The Sun.
    Q. What goes away between two woods and comes back between two waters?
    A. A man fetching water in pails.
    Q. What goes round the wood and round the wood and never goes into the wood.
    A. The bark of a tree.
    Q. Twelve men riding by twelve pears hanging high. Each man took a pear how many were left.
    A. Eleven were left because the man's name was Eachman.
    Q. What is the difference between a hearthrug and a bottle of medecine?
    A. One is taken up and shaken and the other is shaken up and taken.
    Q. What is the difference between a horse and a fox?
    A. When one is in a trap he can't go adn when the other is in a trap he can go.
    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
    Bridget Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinvally, Co. Offaly