School: Carlingford (B.)

Location:
Carlingford, Co. Louth
Teacher:
C. Ó Blunaigh
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  1. Riddles Continued.
    (Contributed by Patk. Geraghly. Newry St.)
    1. Black within, black without. Many a nice thing goes in and out.
    Answer - An oven.
    2. What's in an empty room?
    Ans. - Plenty of room.
    3. What goes up when the rain come down?
    Answer - An Umbrella.
    4. What grows bigger the more you take from it?
    Answer - A hole.
    5. Riddle me, diddle me randyo; my father gave me some seeds to sow.
    The seeds were black, and the ground was white, what was it?
    Answer - A newspaper.
    6. What walks on all fours in the morning, on two in the day, and on three in the evening?
    Answer - (a)A child when its a baby. (b) a young man, (c) An old man with a walking stick.
    7. Headed like a mouse, tailed like a rat.
    Answer - A pipe.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Patrick Geraghly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newry Street, Co. Louth