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School: Dearg Dún (roll number 10894)

Location:
Dergvone, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Máire Ní Lochlainn
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What goes through the house and through the house and lies at the back door at night? The broom.
    What goes up the ladder with its head down? A nail in a man's boot.
    What vegetable should never be taken on a ship? A leek.
    A houseful, a roomful, and could not get a spoonful. Smoke.
    Londonderry, Cork, Kerry, spell me that without a "K"? That
    What is the left side of the cake?
    The side left over. That after eating.
    Spell the red rogue of the world with three letters. Fox.
    Long legs, short thighs, little head, and no eyes. The tongs.
    I have a little horse with an iron
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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
    Fred Forbes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coollegreane, Co. Leitrim
    Collector
    Mary Cullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dergvone, Co. Leitrim
    Collector
    Michael J. Gilmartin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dergvone, Co. Leitrim
    Collector
    Nora Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coollegreane, Co. Leitrim