School: Skerries (St. Patrick's : Boys) (roll number 16332)

Location:
Skerries, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
T. Mc Namee
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    Riddles. (Contd from page 32).
    (Skerries, Co. Dublin.)
    (1) As I looked over my Grandfather's gap, I saw my Aunt Therese who had iron nose and timber toes. Riddle me that and I'll give you a pint?
    Answer; a gun
    (2) As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, and all the Kings horses could not pull it up?
    Answer; A well.
    (3) Hink, Hank under a bank ten drawing four?
    Answer; A man milking a cow.
    (4) Where was Moses when the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Fox
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Strand Street, Co. Dublin