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School: Derries (roll number 11388)

Location:
Derries, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Meadhbh Bean Uí Chiaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 070

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What’s all pains and never complains.
    A. a window.
    Whats black and white and red all over.
    A. a news paper
    House full a room full you couldn’t get a spoonful.
    A. smoke.
    A long black arm and a half shut […]
    A. crook
    What is in every mountain but not in any hills in Amsterdam its common and in Rome it does appear its twice in every mountain but its not in 7 years.
    A. the letter M
    The king of England sent the queen of Spain something that had no bones blood or flesh
    A. ring.
    Whats think and can’t be cut.
    A. water.
    I have a we house and it wouldn’t
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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
    Anne Mc Cafferty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derries, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Mc Cafferty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derries, Co. Donegal