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School: Derrylane

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

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    16. What's to short and cut a bit of it and it's long enough?
    Answer: A grave.
    17. A house full, a room full and you couldn't catch a spoon full.
    Answer: The smoke.
    18. As round as an apple,
    As deep as a cup
    All the men in Derry
    Couldn't lift it up.
    Answer: A well.
    19. As round as an apple,
    As flat as a pan,
    One side a a woman
    And the other a man.
    Answer: A penny.
    20. Patch upon patch without any stitches.
    Riddle me that and I'll give you a pair of breeches.
    Answer: A head of cabbage.
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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
    Johnston Elliott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corran, Co. Cavan