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School: Druim Beag (roll number 9035)

Location:
Drumbeg, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Sinéad Bean de Faoite
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    XV
    Guess this riddle now you must
    Stone is fire, fire is dust
    Black is red, red is white
    Come and see the pretty sight
    Lime kiln.
    XXI
    What has feet and cannot walk?
    A pot
    XXII
    As round as an apple.
    As flat as a pan.
    The whole of a woman.
    The head of a man.
    A penny.
    XXIII
    The man that made it never wore it
    The man that wore it never saw it
    A coffin.
    XXIV
    Humpy backed, crooked necked,
    Mouthed like a frog,
    Pokes its nose in every hole
    Like a butcher's dog.
    A kettle.
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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
    Margaret Hepburn
    Gender
    Female