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School: Gowran (C.) (roll number 15366)

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Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0861, Page 098

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    18-1-38 Riddles
    What goes up in the air and wares shoes.
    A football.
    Why do you carry an umbrella.
    Because it could not walk.
    What goes up a ladder with its head down.
    Nails in your boot.
    Little thing little less than a mouse has more windows than a kings house.
    A thimble.
    Why does a hen cross the road.
    To get to the other side.
    What goes up when the rain comes down.
    An umbrella.
    Which travels the fastest heat or cold.
    Heat because you could catch cold.
    What kind of a relation is a door mat to a door step.
    A step farther (father).
    What was the first bet was ever made.
    The Alphabet.
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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
    Hannah Denieffe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Andrew Clance
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Gowran, Co. Kilkenny