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School: Dalystown (roll number 15307)

Location:
Dalystown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Kathleen Grehan
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    Patch upon patch with out any stitches riddle me that and I will buy you a breeches.
    A head of cabbage.
    Hairy in and Hairy out and hairy in to hairy's mouth.
    A woman putting on her stocking.
    What is full but holds more
    A pot of potatoes before you put in it.
    As round as an apple as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other a man.
    A penny.
    As round as an apple as deep as a cup and all the king's horses would not pull it up.
    A well.
    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
    Collector
    Christina Flynn
    Gender
    Female