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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    As I went up a slippery slope I met my Uncle Davie, I cut off his head and drank his blood and left him lying lazy.
    Answer: a bottle of stout
    Katheen Joseph Muff, Co. Donegal
    I heard this riddle from my sister Mary Joseph.
    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
    Frances Stewart
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muff, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Kathleen Joseph
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muff, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mary Joseph
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muff, Co. Donegal