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School: Grianán Ailigh (roll number 2049)

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Grianan of Aileach, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Niall S. Mac Aoidh
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    137
    What turns without seeing?
    Cream turns sour.
    As I went over Derry wall, I heard a man give a loud call, his head was flesh, and his mouth was horn, and such a man was never born?
    A cock crowing.
    Spell broken down ditch with three letters?
    Gap.
    Why does the fire smoke?
    Because it cannot chew.
    How far will a dog run a rabbit into the wood?
    Half-way.
    Twenty six white cows tied to a wall, up comes a red one and licks them all?
    Tongue and teeth.
    A hard working father, a lazy old mother, and twelve of a family does nothing at all?
    The clock.
    Agnes Campbell, Castlecooley, Burt.
    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
    Agnes Campbell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlecooly, Co. Donegal