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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

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    "Humpty, Dumpty sat on the wall
    Humpty, Dumpty got a right fall
    All the king's horses,
    And all the king's men,
    Could not put Humpty together again."
    An egg.
    As I went out in the garden I met my Uncle Davy a stick in his hand a stone in his belly, riddle me that and I will give you a penny? A plum.
    What God never sees, what the king seldom sees, what we see every day. An equal.
    As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, all the king's horses could not draw it up? A draw - well.
    Two rows of white cows and
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Sarah Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Martin Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly