not climb up chip, chap, cherry.
(Smoke)
Humpty dumpty sat on a wall humpty, dumpty got a great fall, and all the kings horses and all the kings men couldent put humpty, dumpty together again
(an Egg)
It was too short and cut a bit of it will be long enough
(a grave)
Riddle me riddle me in a tree, I see them who cannot see me, I see the ash cutting the wash and answer that for me.
(a man who was digging a grave for his girl and she was in a tree beside the place)
On what side of a jug is the handle.
(On the outside)
Hoddy, doddy with a round fat body and a big flat hat. Whats that?
( a pot)
Riddle, riddle see what may that riddle be, through a rock, through a reel, through an old spinning wheel, through a bag of pepper, through a "millin hopper" through an old horses shin bone, tell me that or leave it alone.
(the wind)
in a puddles
Iddy, oddyo, (with a green heddyo) a pair of yellow feet and a green heddyo. (a drake)

Humpty dumpty sat on the wall. Humpty dumpty got a great fall all the kings horses and all the kings men could not get humpty dumpty together again?
(A broken egg)
Why does a hen pick a pot?
(because she can't lick it)
Why does a cow look over a ditch?
(because she can't look under it)
Spell the red rogue of the world in three letters?
(fox)
Why doesn't a clock strike thirteen?
(because it hasn't the face to do it)
As round as an apple as plump as a ball a whole in the middle and hair round it all?
(eye)
Londonderry Cork and Kerry spell me that without a R?
(that)
Patches upon Patches without any stitches riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of breeches?
(A head of cabbage)
The more you take out of it the larger

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the kings men wouldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again.
Ans: An egg.
As round as an apple as deep as a cup and all the men in Derry wouldn't lift it up.
Ans: Springwell.
Up chip cherry down thin cherry all the men in Derry wouldn't lift up chip cherry.
Ans: Smoke.
Red rogue of the wold in three letters.
Ans: Fox.
Spell broken down ditches in three letters.
Ans: Gap
I have a grey goose, he is a great size the men that would bug her they ought to be wise. She goes far from her dwelling and seldom comes home and she has fear in her body and walks upon one.
Ans: Shop.
There is a little table in my father's garden and it's neither oak, ash, elm or yew or anything that once grew.
Ans: Ire.
The half of the moon the whole of the hill, spells a little town that's standing still.
Ans: Mohill.

Why are sugar lumps like horse?
The longer you lick them the faster they go.
As I went up the hill I met my Uncle Bill he had long legs crooked thighs a small head and no eyes?
Tongs.
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall Humpty Dumpty got a great fall all the king's horses and all the kings men could not put Humpty Dumpty together again?
An egg.
As I went up a hill I met my uncle Davy I cut off his head and drank his blood and left him lying lasy?
A bottle of whiskey.
As I went up the hill I saw a thing lying by the hedge It was neither flesh nor bone it had four fingers and a thumb?
A glove.
Deep and damp and fit for any lord?
A grave.
The man that made it did not want it and the man that wore it did not see it?
A coffin.
What is it that has two legs and yet it cannot walk?
A tongs.
Why is Westminster Abbey like the ashes on the hearth?
Because they both hold the ashes of the grate (Great)
Why does a hen pick the pot?
Because she cannot lick it
I have a little horse with an iron throat as quick

67. Under water over water I rode a mare that never foaled and held the bridle in my hand A boat.
68. Humpty dumpty sat in the wall humpty dumpty got a great fall all the king's horses and all the kings men could not put humpty dumpty together again. An egg
69. The mawing[?] of a lamb and the honey of a bee put them together and spell them for me Mahony
70. What is it that comes twice in a moment once in a month and never in a thousand years.
The letter M.
71. Around about around about and wakes in top of his head Nails in a mans shoe
72. Six tea cups upon a shelf one fell down how many was left. Five.
73. What is it that has three feet and no legs
A Yard
74. What is it that grow larger the more you take out of it. A hole
75. How many geese is this one before two and one after two and one in the middle of two. Three
76. The longer it lives the shorter it goes
A Candle
77. Fatherless Motherless child without sense came into the world and was never seen since. Thunder
78. Tink tank under a bank ten drawing four

man who wore it never saw it — (A Coffin)
Humpty, Dumpty, sat in the wall
Humpty, Dumpty got a great fall all
the King's army and King's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again — (An egg)
Four legs up and four legs down soft in the middle and hard all around — (Two beds)
As black as ink as white as snow hopping in the road like hailstone — (A Magpie)
A number of white cows and one red one between them — (A set of teeth and a tongue)
Four sticks standing, four lillilanders[?] two loopers, two crookers and one twist about — 
(A cow)
Patch upon patch without any stitches riddle me that and I'll you a pair of breeches
(A head of cabbage)
There is a little man sitting near the wall and he would eat all he'd get and drink nothing at all — (A fire)
It goes up it goes down and goes into every corner in the house — (A Brush)
What walks with its head down — (A stud)
What is it that gets wet while drying —
(A towel)
A head like a thimble a tail like a rat you can guess everything but you cannot

A pot
52 What ship do we all try to avoid?
Hardship.
53 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty got a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't get Humpty Dumpty together again.
A broken egg.
54 Riddle riddle riddle ree such a riddle couldn't be, through a rock through a ree through an old shining wheel and into a ball of pepper?
A moth.
55 'Tis as round as a marble 'tis as flat as a pan the head of a woman the whole of a man?
A penny.
56 Why does a hen cross the road?
To get to the other side.
57 Why does a woman look older sooner than a man?
Because she's always washing.
58 What is the sweetest letter in the alphabet?
The letter T.
59 What town in Ireland can you spell backwards

Humpty, dumpty sat on the wall, humpty, dumpty got a great fall. All the kings horses and all the kings men couldent put humpty, dumpty, together again.
Ans. An egg.
This as round as a marble as deep as a cup and all the men in the world couldent pull it up.
Ans = A well.
What is it the more you take out the bigger it will get and the more you put in the smaller it will get
Ans = A hole.
This black and white and read all over.
= Ans = A news paper.
Twenty sick sheep went out a gap one died how many came back
= Ans = ninteen.
I had a little house and hundreds of little men and wemon in it.
= Ans = A beehive.
Which side of the cup is the handle at
= Ans = tea leaves.
How many hairs in a bull
= Ans . Four.
Riddle me Riddle me anties my Father gave me some seeds to sow the seeds were black and the ground was

All patches but no stitches?
A head of Cabbage.
What flies without wings?
Dust.
What bird would we die without?
The swallow.
If I was in sun and u out of it what would it be?
Sin.
Sixteen legs but cannot walk?
Eight trousers.
It has a mouth but cannot eat,
It has eyes but cannot see,
It has a sole that will never go to heaven?
A Boot.
Humpty, Dumpty, sat on a wall,
Humpty, Dumpty, got a great fall,
All the kings' horses and all the kings' men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again?
An egg.
What flowers grow between a lady's nose and chin?
Two-lips.

Eight arms but no hand, a wooden leg but cannot stand, is often wet but cannot feel, has no boot but is shod with steele, a dress of silk with a belt round the middle. Now can you guess this silly riddle?
An umbrella.
Humpty, Dumpty sat on the wall. Humpty got a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men could not put Humpty Dumpty together again?
An egg.
Why did Cain kill his brother?
Because he was Abel (able)
What side of the cup is the handle at?
The outside.
What is it that when full holds more?
A pot full of potatoes when water is put in.
How many baskets would clear a mountain?
One if it was big enough.
When is a Queen like a piece of wood?
When she is a ruler
What is it as it gets older grows smaller?
A candle
If a cow ate the three fourth of a manger what time is it?
A quarter to eight (ate)

to settle down.What London street reminds you of a tooth that was hurt for ten days?
"Long Acre' (A long acher)Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the king's horses, and all the king's men
Could not get Humpty together again?
An Egg.When are chairs like bad boys?
When they are 'caned'Black and white and read all over?
A Newspaper.Round the wood and round the wood and sleeps on an iron bed at night?
A Dish-Cloth.Round the house and round the house and sleeps in the corner at night?
A Brush.It's in the car and it's not wanted in the car and the car can't go without it?
Noise.And old red cow lying by the wall, eats all she gets and drinks none at all?

1. Q. As round as an apple, as plump as a ball, can climb up the church over steeple and all?
A. The Sun.2. Q. What goes over the field with their heads down?
A. The nails in mens' boots.3. Q. What goes over the floor and sits in the corner at night?
A. The floor brush.4. Q. Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall.
Humpty Dumpty got a fine fall,
All the King's horses and all the King's men,
Would not put Humpty together again.
a. An egg.5. Q. Why is a horse that is alway ridden and never fed not likely to be starved?
A. Because he always has a bit in his mouth.6. Q. What is it that goes from London to York without moving?
A. The Road.7. Q. What is the oldest tree?
A. The elder tree.

in it as in the Lord Mayor's house. What is it?
Ans. A thimble
As round as an apple, as deep as a cup and all the King's horses would not draw it up.
Ans. A draw well.
I went through the wood and I got it. I sat down and I looked at it and the more I looked at it the less I liked it. I brought it home with me because I could not help it. What is it.
Ans. A thorn
Long legs, short thighs, big head and no eye.
Ans. A tongs.
What is it that has a head, a foot and four legs.
Ans. A bed.
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall three score of men and three score more could not put Humpty Dumpty on the wall any more.
Ans. An egg
Two lookers two puckers and a fly beater.
Ans. A cow
Riddle a riddle a randbow my father gave me seeds to sow. The seeds were black and the ground was white. Riddle me that and I will give you a pipe.
Ans. A letter.
What makes as much in the day as will cover

Long legs short thighs, little head and no eyes.
A tongs.
As I went out a muddy gap I met a man with a red cap. A stick in his hand a stone in his middle riddle me that and I will give you a fiddle.
A Haw.
Black and white and red all over.
A newspaper.
Four stick standers
Four willy wanders
A hooker a pooker
And a wag about
A cow.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty got a great fall
All the Kings horses and all the Kings men
cound not put Humpty Dumpty together again.
An egg.
What will go up a chimney down but cannot go down a chimney up.
An Umbrella.
Round the house and round the house and sleeps in a corner at night.

Humpty, dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty, dumpty got a great fall
All the kings horses, and all the kings men
Are not able to put humpty, dumpty together again.
(Answer) An egg.
A basket of eggs cost so much, what would a load of turf come to?
(Answer) Ashes.
What fish cannot swim?
(Answer) A dead one.
How are burglars like railway trains?
(Answer) Because they remove other peoples goods, without disturbing the sleepers.
On which side of a jug is the handle?
(Answer) On the outside
When is a fish like a bird?
(Answer) When it rises to take a fly.
Which house is never dark?
(Answer) The lighthouse

drink.
Answer: Horses chains.
Humpty dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty dumpty got a great fal.
All the king's horses and all the kings men.
Would never get Humpty Dumpty up on the wall again.
Answer:An egg.
As round as an apple
As flat as a pan
And all the kings horses
Wouldn't draw it to Japan.
Answer: The moon.
What is the next thing to a horse.
Answer: His skin.
How many feet have forty sheep a shepherd and his dog.
Answer: Two
What is it that sleeps on its head all night.
Answer: A nail in a man's boot.
Forty sheep went out through a gap

When is a muddy road like a loaded rifle?
When it is full of cart-ridges.Why is a horse more clever than a fox.
Freagra - Because it can run in a trap.What is the difference between a hungry boy and a greedy boy?
Freagra - One longs to eat and the other eats to long.What tree is much disliked by schoolboys?
Freagra - The birch.Whatever you do whatever you try you won't get over it till you did.
Freagra - The moon.If a man fell accidentally what would he fall against?
Freagra - His will.A man standing in a field pull his leg and his nose will bleed.
Freagra - A pump.Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall
Humpty Dumpty got a great fall
All the Kings horse and all the Kings men couldn't get Humpty Dumpty together again.
Freagra - An Egg.

Q. Why does a cow look over a ditch?
A. Because she can't look under it.Q. What goes around the wood and around the wood and never goes into the wood?
A. The bark of a tree.Q. There is a little woman, she lives in the ditch, if you went near her she would give you the itch?
A. A nettle.Q. As I walked through a field of wheat, I picked up something nice to eat, it was neither fish, flesh, feather nor bone, I brought it home and it walked alone?
A. A Snail.Q. Up and down and it never touches the sky nor the ground?
A. The handle of a pump.Q. How many wells would make a river?
A. One if it was big enough.Q. Why does a hen cross the road?
A. Because she wanted to get to the other side.Q. Why is a loaf like the sun?
A. Because it rises.Q. Humpty Dumpty on a wall humpty dumpty got a fall all the king's horses and all the king's men would not put humpty together again?
A. A broken egg.

it up?
A Draw wellWhat go up the ladder with their heads down?
The nails in your boots.What goes into the field and out of the field and stays in the field?
A path.What is the shyest thing in a house?
A clock, because it keeps its hands over its face all dayWhen are sheep like ink?
When they are in a penWhat will make more noise than a pig going under a gate?
Two pigs.Humpty-dumpdy sat on the wall
Humpty-dumpdy got a great fall
And all the kings' horses and all the king's men
Could'nt put Humpty-dumpdy together again?
An eggWhat word of five letters has only two left when you take one away?
StoneLook at me and I'm everyone, scratch my back and I'm no one?
A mirror

11 I have a little house and it would not hold a mouse and it has as many windows as Lord Cole's house.
Ans. A thimble.12 As round as an apple, as deep as a cup and all the men in Derry would not pick it up.
Ans. A spring well.13. On yonder hill there are a lot of sods, and none can count them but the hand of God?
Ans. A person's head of hair.14. Little red Nancy stuck to the wall the more you give her she eats it all.
Ans. A fire15 What's full and holds more?
Ans. A pot of potatoes.16 Londonderry, Cork, Kerry, spell me that without a ''k''
Ans THAT.17 I went up yonder lane I met my daughter Mary Jane, she had iron nose, timber toes and upon my word she would scare the crows.
Ans. A gun18 Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall, Humpty Dumpty got a great fall, and all the kings horses and all the King's men could not put Humpty Dumpty together again.
Ans. An egg.