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School: Tyrrellspass (C) (roll number 6040)

Location:
Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chonduibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 502

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Hink, Hank upon the bank ten drawing four
    Answer, A woman milking a cow.
    What has a hat (head ) and can't get a hat to fit it,
    Answer, Brayhead
    If a man got sixpence for walking thirty miles what would he get for walking a hundred miles,
    Answer, Sore feet.
    Why is a drawing tooth like something you have forgotten
    Answer, Because it is gone out of your head.
    What is it the older it gets the smaller it grows
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Maher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Maher
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    36
    Address
    Togher, Co. Offaly