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School: Kiffa

Location:
Kiffagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Helen Dinneen
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0993, Page 100

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    The magpie.
    Q. As round as an apple as flat as a pan the whole of a woman and the head of a man? A penny.
    Q. A kitchen full a roomful I'd dare a man to lift a spoonful? Smoke.
    Q. One half dead and another half living and a tail wagging? A dog with its head in a pot.
    Q. Why is a fisherman a bad man? Because he's selfish.
    Q. What goes round the world and round the world and leaves a loaf in every window. Snow.
    Q. What goes down the chimney up and up the chimney? Smoke.
    Q. What is it that walks with its head down? A nail i your boot.
    Q. What has neither legs nor arms and still can run. A River.
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