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School: Áth na gClaidheamh (roll number 10537)

Location:
Annagleve, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
S. Mac Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0937, Page 357

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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    As round as an apple as plump as a ball, can climb the church over steeple and all. The Sun.
    If I built a wall from here to Donegal, what height would it be. The height of nonsense.
    Why does a hen pick a pot. Because she cannot lick it.
    What goes before a cow. Her breath.
    What is full and holds more A pot of potatoes.
    One half dead the other living and a tail wagging A dog with his head in a pot

    Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat you may guess for ever but you'll not guess that a pipe.
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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
    Benny Conlon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Sheetrim, Co. Monaghan