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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 091

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    not put Humpty Dumpty together again
    Ans = An Egg.
    (3) Its deep its damp,
    Its green over the bank.
    Its fit for Lord or Lady.
    Ans = A grave.
    (4) When is a penny like a hermit?
    Ans : When it is aloan (alone).
    (5) What always walks with its head down.?
    Ans = A nail in your boot.
    (6) The poor man has it,
    The rich man wants it,
    The miser spends it,
    The spender saves it.
    Ans : Nothing.
    (7) It runs around the house and looks in on the key-hole
    Ans : The Wind.
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    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
    May Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Coultry
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo