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School: Louth (B.) (roll number 1553)

Location:
Louth, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Randles
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A window because it is full of pains.
    Under the water and over the water and never touches the water?
    An egg in a duck.
    What kind of a hen lies the longest?
    A dead hen.
    Into the wood and out of the wood and never touches the wood?
    A dish cloth.
    What is it that walks always with its head down?
    A nail in your boot.
    As black as an eel and runs on wheels and leaves sorrow behind?
    A hearse.
    What is it that has four legs and cannot walk?
    A bed.
    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
    Pádhraigh Ó Connachtaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carricknashanagh, Co. Louth