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School: Mín Riabhach (roll number 17050)

Location:
Meenreagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Anton Ó Domhnaill
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    Q. Spell blackwater on three letters?
    A. I-n-k.
    Q. Two arms, two tails, a neck and no head?
    A. A Man’s shirt.
    Q. What goes round the house and peeps into every hole?
    A. The wind.
    Q. What goes up the ladder with it’s head down?
    A. A nail in a man’s shoe.
    Q. Londonderry,Cork and Kerny spell that without a “k”?
    A. T-h-a-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
    Patrick J. Gallen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meenreagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Tom Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tievecloghoge, Co. Donegal