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School: Ballystrang (roll number 15364)

Location:
Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Cuinn
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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    R. What can you knit without knitting needes?
    A. Your brows.
    R. What is the backwardest thing in the world?
    A. A clock because she has her two hands on her face.
    R. What do liars do when they die?
    A. They lie still.
    R. What is it that you cut off to make long?
    A. A grave.
    R. It has eight arms and no hand a wooden leg but cannot stand, it has a black dress with a band
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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
    Tessie Bonner
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Neil Browne
    Gender
    Male