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School: Drumshanbo (C.) (roll number 12873)

Location:
Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Margaret Flynn
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  1. Riddles

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    What ship do we all like to avoid.
    Hardship.
    Why should a hen be never untidy.
    Because she carries a comb.
    Through the wood and through the wood with their heads down.
    Nails in a man's shoes.
    What has a face but no head.
    A clock.
    What has a head but no face.
    A match.
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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
    Phyllis Sissons
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Allen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim