School: Glasleck
- Location:
- Glasleck, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: O. Sharpe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1013, Page 032
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- Riddles As round as an apple, as plump as a ball, can climb over the market house steeple wall.
The sun Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat you may guess for ever but you'll never guess that
A pipeOne half dead, the other half living and a tail wagging
A dog with his head in a potUpstairs, downstairs yonder stands a lady rings on her fingers, bells on her toes, pull her in the middle and off she goes
A gun What part of a cow goes into the house first?
Her breath Why does a hen pick a pot?
Because she can't lick it. What goes up a ladder with its head down?
A nail in a boot(continues on next page)
