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School: Rahan (B.)

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Rahan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
L. Ó Reannacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 170

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    Riddles
    (1) All patches no stitches riddle me that I'll give you a breeches.
    A head of cabbage.
    (2) What goes round the wood and round the wood and never goes into the wood.
    The bark of a tree.
    (3) What is it has its heart in its head
    A head of cabbage.
    (4) What is black and white and read all over.
    A newspaper.
    (5) What is full and holds more.
    A pot full of potatoes holds water.
    (6) A house full of black thing and can't catch a spoonful.
    Smoke.
    (7) What is the strongest thing in the world.
    A snail because it carries its house on its back.
    (8) What is it that is neither within or without and its in every mans house.
    A window.
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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
    Daniel Dunne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Thomas Dunne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Offaly