School: Coillíní Carrowkelly (roll number 7054)

Location:
Culleens, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
M. Ó Brádaigh
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  1. 1. Riddle me riddle me andie o, my father gave me seed to sow. The seed was black and the ground was white riddle me that and I'll give you a pint?
    (A News paper)
    What is it that is always in fashion and never in date?
    (The letter f)
    I went in the gap and out the gap and found what I din not want?
    (A thorn in one's foot)
    What is always behind time?
    (The back of the clock)
    It goes round the house and round the house and lyes at the back door?
    (A twig)
    What does the I. O. C. (bus) stand for?
    (To let the people in)
    What does an ass look over the wall?
    (Because he cannot look under it)
    Why does a hen pick a pot?
    (Because she cannot lick it)
    the more you take from it the bigger it gets?
    (A Quarry)
    Patches upon patches without any stiches riddle me that and I'll buy you a breeches?
    (A head of cabbage)
    Why is a blind man like a sailor in jail?
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ellen Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Belleek, Co. Mayo