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School: Monknewton (roll number 9696)

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Monknewtown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0713, Page 396

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Would not pull it up? [A well]
    10. What is as big as a fly's eye? [His other eye]
    11. Round the wood and round the wood and never tips the wood? [A dish cloth]
    12. Londonderry, Cork and Kerry spell that without a K? [T, h, a, t]
    13. What tree puts us in mind of the sea? [The beech]
    14. What is taken from you before you get it? [Your photo]
    15. Why is a vain young lady like a drunkard? [Because they are both fond of a glass]
    16. When is a shoemaker dying? [When he is preparing his sole for the last]
    17. What is it we often return but never borrow? [Thanks]
    18. What is the difference between a pill and a hill?
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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
    William Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Monknewtown, Co. Meath