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School: Ring, Dalahasey (roll number 9111)

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Ring Commons, Co. Dublin
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M. Ní Reachtaire
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  1. Local Riddles

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    Every country in the world has its own collection of proverbs and riddles. But the principal countries are Egypt, China and Ireland.
    A Riddle is simply a witty saying in which we are asked a question and we guess the answer such as:-
    R. "What is it that has a head and no face"
    A. A match.
    R. "Think, tank under a bank ten drawing four"?
    A. A man milking a cow.
    R. "What is the stonges thing in the world"?
    A. A snail, because he carries his house on his back.
    R. "Hoddy doddy with a round body and a flat hat"
    A. A pot
    R. "What is it that is ful in the day and empty at night"?
    A. An shoe
    R. "As round as an apple as plump as a ball can climb the church stipal and all."
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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
    Aloysius Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Killougher, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    James Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Curragh East, Co. Dublin