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School: Ballyjamesduff Convent

Location:
Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr. Mary Theresa
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Ans.
    Your little finger will never be big as your big finger
    (29) Ques
    What goes up a ladder with its head down.
    Ans. A nail in a man's boot.
    (30) Ques.
    In yonder field there is a table in that table there is a drawer in that drawer there is a cup in that cup there is a sup which everybody must take.
    Ans. Death
    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
    Betty Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr John Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan