School: Ballysadare (C.) (roll number 9922)

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Ballysadare, Co. Sligo
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    A big long Tom with a big red nose the quicker he runs the shorter he grows?
    A candle.
    Riddle me, Riddle me what is that
    over the head and under the hat?
    Your hair.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. A round as an apple.
    As plump as a ball.
    Can climb the church.
    Over steeple and all.
    The sun Headed liked a thimble tailed like a rat, you may guess for ever but your couldn't guess that
    A Pipe.
    What always walks with his head down.
    A Nail in your boot.
    One half dead ; the other half living and a tail wagging.
    A dog with his head in a pot.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen O' Shea
    Gender
    Female