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School: Lorrha (C.) (roll number 601)

Location:
Lorrha, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Gertrude M. Lee
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0530, Page 068

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    Where is the smallest bridge on earth?
    (The bridge on your nose)
    Little cow, Brandy, under the wall, give her food and she will eat it all, give her a drink and she will die?
    (A fire)
    What is it that always walks with it's head down?
    (A nail in your boot)
    What's full and holds more?
    (A pot full of potatoes when you pout water in)
    Headed like a thimble
    Tailed like a rat
    You may guess for ever
    But you couldn't guess that?
    (A pipe)
    (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
    Eileen Quinlan
    Gender
    Female