School: Glenalla (roll number 10744)

Location:
Glenalla, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Maude McCormack
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    What has wings and cannot fly? A cart.
    What has eyes and cannot see? The eyes of your shoes.
    Why is an acid drop like a horse?
    Because the more you lick it the faster it goes.
    Why is a pack of cards like a garden?
    Because there are spades in it.
    Patch upon patch without any stitches, riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of breeches.
    A head of cabbage.
    Hody Dody wee black body, three feet and a wooden bonnet.
    A pot.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glenalla, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    William Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Glenalla, Co. Donegal