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School: Cluain an Iubhair (roll number 15213)

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Cloonanure, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Háinlighe
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  1. Riddles I Have Heard Locally

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    (1) As round as an apple as flat as a pan,
    On one side a woman and on the other side a man?
    A penny.
    (2) A little thing, a little thing smaller than a mouse,
    It has more windows on it than the king's big house?
    A thimble.
    (3) Why is a lame dog like a scholar adding six and seven?
    Because he puts down three and carries one.
    (4) What is it that is always doing damage, but it never can be caught and put to jail?
    The Wind.
    (5) As I looked through my golden ring,
    I saw the dead carrying the living,
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Leo Dodd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Chacefield, Co. Sligo