School: St Brigid's, Castleknock

Location:
Castleknock, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mrs Thornton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0790, Page 194

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    What goes through a wall and does not tip it.

    What goes through a wall and does not tip it.
    A sound of a drum.
    What goes over the water and under the water and does not tip the water. An egg in a ducks stomach/
    What goes round the house in the day and sleeps in the corner at night.
    A brush.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peg Reynolds
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    9
    Address
    Castleknock, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Reynolds
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castleknock, Co. Dublin