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School: Ballyhaise

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Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Thos. Plunkett
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    Collection of Riddles
    Riddle me riddle me Randy Roe, my father gave me seeds to sow. The seed was black and the gound was white. Riddle me that and I will give you a pipe.
    Answer: Paper
    What is full of holes and carries water
    Answer: The crook
    Old Bessie from Dundalk. Has three legs and cannot walk, has two ears and cannot hear, has a big mouth and cannot talk.
    My hands are black my face is white I am going day and night
    Answer: A clock
    What goes round the wood and leaves a tag on every bush
    Answer: The Snow
    What part of a cow goes out of the byre first
    Answer: Her breath
    What turns without moving
    Answer: Milk
    What sleeps with its hands on its face
    Answer: A clock
    What the oldest tables
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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
    Mary Hayes
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan