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    1. Ten drawing "drewdy" bags up fart hill.
    Ans. A man putting on his trousers.
    2. As I went out a slippery gap I met my uncle David. Iron nose, timber toes, and upon my word he would frighten the crows.
    Ans. A Gun.
    3. Luke got it in front, Paul got it behind. Girls got it once, boys never got it, and Miss Mullally got it twice in the same place.
    Ans. The letter L.
    4. Two black men, and a white man went out motoring. The two black men ate the white man what number was there.
    Ans. No. 281.
    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
    William Finucane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Informant
    William Finucane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Lissaniska, Co. Kerry