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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 362

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    was white. Riddle me that and I will give you a pipe.
    Why does a cow look over a ditch. Because she can't look under it.
    What goes through the water and through the water and says jink jink jink. A nail in a horse's shoe.
    What's all holes and can hold water. A crook
    We Jenny huddle, she sits in a puddle. As long as she sits the shorter she grows. A candle
    What is the difference between sixteen ounces and a little girl playing the piano? One weighs a pound, and the other pounds away.
    What has four legs and flies. Two birds
    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
    Lizzie Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13