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School: Portlongfield

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Portlongfield, Co. Cavan
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S. Ní Chuilinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0983, Page 026

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    13th April "38
    As round as an apple as deep as a cup
    All the men in Derry wouldn't lift it up?
    Answer "A well."
    Which is the hardest key to turn?
    Answer "A donkey."
    Which is the most useful thing in the house and the less thought about?
    Answer "The dishcloth."
    Long legs short thigh's little head and no eyes?
    Answer "The tongs."
    What goes round and round the water and says "ink" ink but never takes a drink?
    Answer "The chain of a boat."
    What lives in Winter dies in Summer and grows with its root upwards?
    Answer "An icicle."
    What goes up the ladder with its head down?
    Answer "A nail in a shoe."
    As round as an apple as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other a man?
    Answer "A penny."
    White, blue, scarlet, green, the king cant touch it neither can the queen?
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Bridie Luby
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumhart, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Bernard Luby
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Drumhart, Co. Cavan