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School: Carraig Thuathail (B.)

Location:
Carrigtohill, Co. Cork
Teacher:
John Bowdren
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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    Eggs three, halfpence a piece how many for two pence?
    Answer:- Four
    What turns without moving?
    Answer:- Milk turning sour.
    What man in Ireland wears the biggest hat?
    Answer:- The man with the biggest head.
    If a fellow met a fellow in a fellow's field and a fellow tells a fellow what a fellow means. How many f's is that?
    Answer:- None.
    A hard working father a lazy old mother twelve children all the same colour?
    Answer:- A Clock.
    What boils with no fire under it?
    Answer:- Lime
    What cock in Ireland does not crow?
    Answer:- A dead cock.
    What runs but never walks?
    Answer:- The water.
    I have a little house and a mouse could not live in it. All the men in town could not count all the windows in it?
    Answer:- A thimble.
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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
    Lawrence Cotter
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Woodstock, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Lawrence Cotter
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Woodstock, Co. Cork