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School: Gortnessy (roll number 7235)

Location:
Gortinessy, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
M. Nic Sheáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1030, Page 371

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What goes round the house and round the house and sits in the corner?
    A: A broom
    As I went through a guttery gap.[sic] I met my Uncle Davie. I cut off his head and sucked his blood and left him lying easy.
    A: A bottle of whiskey.
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    Long legs, crooked thighs, a wee head, and no eyes.
    A: Tongs.
    What comes to the door and doesn’t come in?
    A: A path.
    I have a little house about an inch high and there are as many windows in it as there are stars in the Sky.
    A: A thimble.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Johnnie Elliott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumawark, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr J. Hilliard
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    39
    Address
    Drumawark, Co. Donegal