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School: Cill Ábhaill

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Killavil, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0394

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q. As round as an apple as flat as a pan and one side a woman and the other side a man?
    A. A penny.
    Q. Spell the red rouge of the workd in three letters?
    A. a Fox.
    Q. A little thing a little thing smaller than a mouse more windows on it than on the King's house?
    A. A thimble.
    Q. What runs and never gets tired?
    A. The water of the sea.
    Q. What is the strongest animal in the world?
    A. A snail because he carries his hose on his back.
    Q. As black as ink and ink it isn't & as white as milk & milk it isn't & it hops n the road like hailstones?
    A. A magpie.
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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
    Nora Rafferty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killavil, Co. Sligo