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School: Slane (C.) (roll number 4852)

Location:
Slane, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Josephine Cooney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0713, Page 210

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    What gets boots and never wears them - a football
    Spell the red rogue of the world in three letters - a fox
    Stick in his hand stone in his belly riddle me that and I will give you a penny - a haw
    I have a little house and it would not fit a mouse and it has as many windows as the Lord Mayor's house - a thimble
    Little Jenny huddle she sits in the puddle the longer she stands the shorter she grows - a candle
    What stick doesn't grow in the wood - a candle stick
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    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
    Angela Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Harlinstown, Co. Meath