School: Carrickgorman
- Location:
- Carrickgorman, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Fleming
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- (continued from previous page)Come riddle, come riddle me right, the place I was last Saturday night, the north wind blew, the wild cock crew, the bells were striking eleven, when my poor soul was going to heaven? A fox burying his wife under a tree with a light of a halfpenny candle.
What is it that a lady does not like to see? A hole in her stocking.
Niddy, noddy, round body, three legs and a wooden hat? A pot.
Leaf upon leaf without any stitches, riddle me that and I'll buy you a pair of breeches? A cabbage.
What never was, nor never will be, put out your hand and you will see? None of your fingers the same length.
What opens like a barn door and shuts like a trap? A umbrella.
What is in the house and it is neither within or without? A window.
What goes from house to house and never goes in? A path.
What goes round and round the house with it's pudding after? A hen with a flock of chickens.
What part of a horse and cart goes(continues on next page)
