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School: Ballymakenny, Drogheda (roll number 831)

Location:
Ballymakenny, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ní Chearbhaill
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  1. Rhymes and Riddles (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    What is it that goes up a ladder with its head down?
    A Nail in a man's boot.
    As round as an apple
    As deep as a pail
    And it will not cry out until you pull its tail
    A Bell
    What is it that's in the rock and not in the stone, its in the marrow & not in the bone
    Its in churchyard and its not in the steeple
    Its in the congregation and its not in the people?
    The letter R.
    Q. What is the height of nonsense
    A. Supping soup with a fork.
    Q. What did the ashstick say when the sea dried up.
    A. What a notion! (ocean)
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English