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School: Rooskey

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Roosky, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Martin J. Casey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0115, Page 247

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    Local Riddles
    What is it a girl has a woman has it not. Paul has it behind Luke has it before and Biddy Mulligan has it twice in the one spot?
    The letter 'L'.
    It's in the sea it's in the sand its in a horse shoe and it's not in Ireland?
    The letter 'S'.
    A leaper of ditches a tripper of thorns a nice little fellow with a leather pair of horns?
    A hare.
    What turns without moving?
    Milk.
    What is the most thing a half moon reminds you of?
    The other half.
    Iddy Addy on wall Iddy Addy got a fall ten men ten more would not make Iddy Addy as it was before?
    A broken egg.
    Round the house round the house and whistles in the keyhole?
    The wind.
    Why is it not true that Robinson Crusoe was alone on his Island?
    Because there was a heavy swell on the beach and a little cone running up into the land.
    Why is a little dog's tail like the heart of
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary E. Hunt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Mayo