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School: Lathaigh (Laghey)

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Laghy, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Proinsias Mac Pháidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 099

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What grows in the would[?] wood and sounds in the town and earns its Master many a pound.
    Answer A fiddle
    What is too short but a bit of it and make it long enough
    Answer a grave
    Chip, chip cherry all the men in Derry could not climb up chip, chip cherry
    Answer Smoke
    I bought a wee bird at a costly price. Those that buy her need to be wise. She carries her wing above her womb and she takes her lodging far from home.
    Answer a ship
    A head like a thimble a tail like a rat, Ill give you a penny if you riddle me that.
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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
    Maggie Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Greaghs, Co. Donegal