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School: St Brigid's, Castleknock

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Castleknock, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mrs Thornton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0790, Page 196

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  1. Riddles (continued)

    “What goes through a wall and does not tip it.”

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    What goes up a drainpipe down and won't come down a drainpipe up.
    An umbrella
    Which side of a hen has the most feathers.
    The outside
    What Irish town can be spelt the same backwards and forward.
    Navan.
    What is the highest town in Ireland.
    Cork.
    What town can go on the top of a bottle.
    Cork
    What is the difference between a school master and a stamp.
    The stamp sticks with a lick and the school master
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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
    Peg Reynolds
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    9
    Address
    Castleknock, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Reynolds
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castleknock, Co. Dublin