School: Naomh Feichín, Cros (roll number 7075)

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1. Riddles (continued)

   

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   the shepherd and his dog.
   How many feet was that?
   (Two feet.)
   3. Its as round as an apple
   As flat as a pan
   Its the full of a woman.
   And the half of a man.
   (A Penny.)
   4. He sits all night with his finger in his eye.
   (A pot-hanger.)
   5. Jenny with a white petticoat, and a red nose. The longer she stands, the less she grows.
   (A candle.)
   6. A red head, and a wooden leg.
   (A match)
   7. Hoddy-doddy, with a round black body, and a big flat head. Whats thats.
   (A pot.)
   8. I went up to Dublin to see the wonder. Three pots boiling and no fire under.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Anthony Noone

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   16

   Address

   Ballymacgibbon North, Co. Mayo