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School: Louth (C.) (roll number 3252)

Location:
Louth, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ní Chasaide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 217

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Mrs Mulligan has it since in the same place?
    Two LL's.
    As round as an apple as deep as a cup, and all the kings horses couldn't pull it up?
    A Well
    What is it has scales and can't weigh?
    A fish.
    What is it that goes up the chimney down and wont come down the chimney up?
    An umbrella.
    What is the smallest bridge in the world?
    the bridge of your nose.
    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
    Cecilia Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Louth, Co. Louth