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School: Kilmurry

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0803, Page 097

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    Q. Up and down, up and down. Never strikes sky or ground
    A. The handle of a pump
    Q. What is it that is always very shy?
    A. A clock because it always has its hands over its face
    Q. What always walks with its head down?
    A. A nail in a boot
    Q. I ran and I got it, I sat down and I searched for it, I found it and I case it from me.
    A. A thorn in your foot.
    Q. What bridge is it that no person ever went across?
    A. The bridge of your nose
    Q. As round as an apple as plump as a ball, it can climb the church, over steeple and all
    A. The sun
    Q. Long legs, short thighs, little head no eyes
    A. A thongs
    Q. One half dead, one half living and a tail wagging
    A. A dog with its head in a pot.
    Q. What is always coming but never comes
    A. Tomorrow
    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
    Thomas Scally
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11