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School: Tillystown, Bray (roll number 9845)

Location:
Shanganagh, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Heoghanáin
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    Riddle:- What letters frighten a thief.
    Solution:- d-o-g
    Riddle:- What has a hundred holes and cant be seen through.
    Solution:- a thimble.
    Riddle:- What has four legs and can't walk.
    Solution:- a chair
    Riddle:- I went up the road and I came down the road and I took the road on my back with me.
    Solution:- a ladder.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie O Toole
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shankill, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Michael Butler
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    36
    Occupation
    Gardener
    Address
    Shankill, Co. Dublin