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School: Ferbane (Convent)

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Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Sr Patrick
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    Around the house in the day and sleeps on its head at night? A nail in a man's boot.
    A brother of my father's brother, is not my uncle, what relation is he to me? My father.
    Why is a flea like a train? They both run over sleepers.
    What is the last thing you take off when going to bed? Your foot off the floor.
    What does a stone become when it is put into water? Wet.
    What is it that God never sees, a king seldom sees, and we see every day? An equal.
    What is the largest river in the world? The Suir. Because it has to be carried to the sea in a Barrow.
    What is the difference be -
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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
    Imelda Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly