School: Naomh Seosamh (Buachaillí)

Location:
Glennamaddy, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Deagha
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  1. (1) Under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire? Ans.= a cake in an oven.
    (2) Opens like a barn door and shuts like a trap? Ans= an umbrella.
    (3) What has eyes but cannot see? Ans= a potatoe.
    (4) What has teeth but cannot bite? Ans= a rake.
    (5) As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, all the the king's men could not pull it up? Ans= a well
    (6) What has a neck and a body and nothing else. Ans= The lower part of a bottle and the neck on top.
    (7) What goes up when the rain comes down? Ans= an umbrella.
    (8) Which ships do we all like to avoid? Ans= Hardship.
    (9) A bit of wood, a bit of wire, a little house without a fire? Ans= a cage.
    (10) What never asks questions but yet requires many answers? Ans= The doorbell.
    (11) Why should a hen be never untidy? Ans= Because she always carries a comb.
    (12) When is a ten - shilling note of no value? Ans= When compared with a pound
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Shawn Treacy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glennamaddy, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Keaveny
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glennamaddy, Co. Galway