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School: Naomh Muire, Droichead Átha (roll number 8052)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bernard Mc Cabe
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    riddle me this and I'll bye you a pair of breeches
    A A head of cabbage.
    Q Headed like a thimble, tail like a rat you may guess for ever but you will never guess that?
    A A pipe
    Q One half dead but the other half living and a tail wagging what is that?
    A A dog with his head in a pot.
    Q Deep it is and damp it is and fit for any Lord?
    A A Grave.
    Q Why is a stick of toffee like a racehorse?
    A Because the more you lick it the quicker it goes
    Q What fruit is on a penny?
    A A date
    Q How can a sailor prove there is man in the moon?
    A Because he has been to sea (see)
    Q A little red head and a wooden leg?
    A A Match.
    Q What has teeth but cannot eat.
    A A Comb.
    Q A little round hut that is full of meat
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Breen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drogheda, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr Breen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Drogheda, Co. Louth