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School: Derrylane

Location:
Derrylane, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mabel Lougheed
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    10. What goes up the ladder with its head down?
    Answer: A nail in a man's boot.
    11. Headed like a thimble,
    Tailed like a rat,
    You can guess forever,
    But you'll never guess that.
    Answer: A pipe.
    12. When is a soldier not in halves?
    Answer: When he is in quarters.
    13. What weight is the moon?
    Answer: One cwt because there are four quarters in it.
    14. Why is the letter E like death?
    Answer: Because it is the end of life.
    15. It's in the river, but not in the flood,
    It's in the mire, but not in the mud,
    It's in the clergy but not in the people,
    It's in the church but not in the steeple.
    Answer: The letter R.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Johnston Elliott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corran, Co. Cavan