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School: Stoneyford, Thomastown (roll number 3029)

Location:
Stonyford, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Finghín Mac Íobhair
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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    What town in Ireland spells the same backwards as forwards?
    Navan.
    Why is a proud lady like a drunkard?
    They are both fond of the glass.
    As black as ink, as white as milk and hops on the road like hailstones?
    A magpie.
    What turns without moving?
    Milk turns sour.
    How many beaks does a hen put on the ground while she picks ten grains of oats?
    One.
    Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat, you may guess forever but you would never guess that?
    A pipe.
    What has an eye and cannot see?
    A needle.
    What is put on the table, cut, and never eaten?
    A pack of cards.
    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
    Teresa Kearney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Oldtown, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    James Kearney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Oldtown, Co. Kilkenny