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School: Dunleer (B.) (roll number 1306)

Location:
Dunleer, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ó Ceallaigh
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  1. Local Riddles (continued)

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    a stone in his belley and a stick in his hand riddle me that and I give you a penny?
    Ans A haw.
    4. What has forty teeth and can't chew?
    Ans -: A saw.
    5. Two eyes and can't see, four legs and can't walk, and can jump as high as Nelson's pillar?
    Ans -: A dead Donkey.
    6. Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat, you may guess for ever but you'll never guess that?
    Ans. A Pipe.
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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
    Kevin Mc Ardle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Thomas Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth