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School: Montpelier, O'Brien's Bridge (roll number 14875)

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Montpelier, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Liam Ó Tuama
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    Riddles.
    1 Over the fire and under the fire and yet it never touches the fire. Answer A cake in an oven.
    2 In and under the bank ten drawing four. Answer. A woman milking a cow.
    3 Its black and white and its red all over. Answer A news paper.
    4 London Derry Cork and Kerry spell me that without a k. Answer that.
    5 Little red cow she sits by the wall she eats all she get but she drinks little at all. Answer = A Fire.
    6 Why does a hen cross the road. Answer To get to the other side.
    7 Why does a cow go over the ditch. Answer Because she cant go under it.
    8 A riddle as I suppose to be a hundred eyes and never a nose. Answer. A potato.
    9. Two little sisters dressed in white one got a faint and died last night. Answer Two candles. Jeremiah Ryan. [illegible]. Birdhill. Co. Tipp. 15 yrs.
    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
    Jeremiah Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    15
    Address
    Birdhill, Co. Tipperary