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School: Termonfeckin

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Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
T. Ó Corcoráin
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    24 Q. Riddle-me, Riddle-me ree has an eye and can't see:-
    A. An neadle:-
    25 Q. Twenty sick sheep went out a gap one died how many was left:-
    A:- Nineteen
    26 Q What is a ship able to weigh:-
    A:- Its two anchors:-
    27 Q What is it that has more corners than holes:-
    A. A net:-
    28 Q Riddle me Riddle me Risem through a fire squire him, through an old spinning wheel, through a bag of pepper, through a wooden wall if that is no riddle there's none at all:-
    A A Moth:-
    29 Q What do they sell in Drogheda for baking
    A Flour:-
    30 Q. Why does a hen pick a dish:-
    A Because she can't lick it:-
    31 Q When a donkeys head is pointing to the north
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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
    Thomas Branigan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baltray, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr W. Branigan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baltray, Co. Louth