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School: Crury (roll number 3134)

Location:
Creevy, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Martin Keegan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1029, Page 344

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    to the wall he eats all the fodder from here to Donegal.
    The fire.
    Four sticks up four sticks down soft in the middle and hard all round
    A bed.
    Its very long but its not very wide it has one green shelfe in every side. The road.
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    What is the difference between a of medicine and a hearth rug?
    One is taken up shaken and the other is shaken up and taken.
    What is the difference between a steep hill and a big pill?
    One is hard to get up and the other is hard to get down.
    What always walks with its head down?
    A nail in your boot.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Denis Roper
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilbarron, Co. Donegal