School: Garvagh

Location:
Drutamon, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Burrows
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  1. Q. Use me well and I am every - body scratch my back and I am nobody?
    Ans. A looking - glass.
    Q. Long legs short thighs a small head and no eyes?
    Ans. A pair of tongs.
    Q. What turns without moving?
    Ans. A crock of cream.
    Q. A wee round house that would not hold a mouse and as full of windows as a King's house?
    Ans. A thimble.
    Q. Burying dead with alive sitting on my hunkers before I go to bed?
    Ans. Raking the fire.
    Q. What is it that the half is bigger than the hole?
    Ans. A churn lid.
    Q. What is the reason a lame dog is the same as a boy adding six and seven?
    Ans. Because he puts down three and carries one.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ena Coleman
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knocknashammer, Co. Cavan