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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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    But no windows or doors to let me in to eat?
    A An egg
    Q As round as an apple as flat as a pan, on one side a woman on the other a man?
    A A penny.
    Q There is a thing and it sits in the hall and if you go near it will roar and bawl?
    A A Bell.
    Q why does a poor man wear a short coat?
    A Because it might be a long time before he gets another.
    Q Why does a cow look over the wall?
    A Because he cant look under it.
    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
    Mary Breen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drogheda, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr Breen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Drogheda, Co. Louth