School: Mercy Convent
- Location:
- Belturbet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: The Sisters
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- Riddles25-3-19381. What is it that you can see and God cannot? (Your own equal.)2. There were six people under an umbrella. How was it that none of them got wet? (It was not raining.)3. What lies in the water and never touches it? (Your shadow)4. Flies high, lies low, wears shoes and has none? (A Football)5 What is all holes and carries water? ( brook in a fireplace.)6. What goes with a motor-car and is no use to it? (Noise.)7. How many thorns in a whin-bush? (One and all the rest.)(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joan Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Belturbet, Co. Cavan