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School: Árd-achadh (B.) (roll number 14075)

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Ardagh, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Anraoi Musgrave
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    Ans:- a thimble
    10 Spell the red rogue of the world in three letters?
    Ans:- A fox.
    11 Spell scrape the garden in three letters?
    Ans:- Hen
    12 The man that made it never wore it and the man that wore it never saw it. Ans:- A coffin.
    13 As I went up a slippery gap,
    I met my uncle Davy,
    I cut off his head,
    And let his body go easy.
    Ans:- A head of cabbage.
    14 What always walks with its head downwards?
    Ans:- A nail in a man's boot.
    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
    Informant
    Mr J. Mc Mahon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glebe, Co. Limerick