School: St Columba's, Buncrana

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eoghan Ua Gallchobhair
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  1. Riddles
    Q. There was a man and he had no eyes, he went to a wood where there was no trees, he went to a tree there was apples on he took no apples off and he left no apples on.
    Ans. The man had only one eye, there was only one tree, there was two apples on the tree he took one off and left one on.
    Q. What is it that the more you take of it the larger it gets.
    Ans. A grave.
    Q. Queen Ann sent to Queen Elizabeth for a bottomless vessel to hold flesh and blood.
    Ans. A thimble.
    Q. If you got up on a donkey what would you get down on.
    Ans.A goose. (down for making quilts)
    Q. Which is right to say the yoke of an egg is white or the yoke of an egg are white.
    Ans. If the person you ask says the yoke
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Corney Fraser
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Buncrana, Co. Donegal