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1. Riddles (continued)

   

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   of it and when the well dries the bush dies.
   A lamp
   What walks with their heads downwards .
   Nails in shoes.
   Alive in the front , dead in the middle and baptised behind .
   A man ploughing .
   What is the difference between a new shilling and an old half-penny .
   Eleven pence half-penny .
   A head like a thimble , a tail like a rat , if you were guessing forever you would not guess that.
   A pipe.
   As white as milk and milk it isn't , as green as grass and grass it isn't , as red as blood and blood it isn't , as black as ink and ink it isn't.
   A blackberry.
   Spell cold hard water in three letters .
   I c e
   Round the house, round the house, and lies at the back door.

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Jim Monnelly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballinlabaun, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Mr Patrick Herbert

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   Over 80

   Address

   Ballinlabaun, Co. Mayo