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School: Ballystrang (roll number 15364)

Location:
Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Cuinn
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    R. As flat as a flounder as round as a pan half of a woman and the whole of a man.
    A. A penny.
    R. What can go up a chimney down and cannot come down a chimney up?
    A. an umbrella.
    R.It is short and the more you cut of it the longer it gets?
    A. a grave.
    R.Its long and its narrow and its not very wide ti wears a green selvige on every side?
    A. The road.
    R. Why does a hen cross the road?
    A. because she wants to get to the other side.
    R. Why does a cow look over the hill.
    A. because she cannot look under it.
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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
    Willie Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cark, Co. Donegal