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School: Naomh Muire, Droichead Átha (roll number 8052)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bernard Mc Cabe
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    on one side a woman and on the other side a man. What is it?
    An English penny.
    What is it that the bigger it grows, the nearer it is to the ground?
    A cows tail.
    What is a cat not a cat?
    What it is a kitten.
    It will go up the chimney down and it won't come down the chimney up.
    An umbrella.
    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
    Mary Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Duleek Street, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr O. Murray
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Duleek Street, Co. Louth