School: Drumaweir (roll number 5228)

Location:
Drumaweer, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Aodh Ó Dómhnaill
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  1. Question What makes a dog go round in his bed?
    Answer. Because he does not know the head or foot of it
    Question What makes a cow look over the hill?
    Answer. Because she cannot look through it.
    Q. What works all day with its head down?
    A. The nail of a shoe.
    Q. Long legs, short thighs, a round head and no eyes.
    A. The Tongs.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Hunter
    Gender
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  2. Question Why does a hen pick at the pot-stick?
    Answer Because she can't lick it.
    Question What has teeth that doesn't eat with them?
    Answer A Comb
    Q. What works all day and sleeps in its own dirt at night
    A. The Fire.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.