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School: Newtown, Borris

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Newtown, Co. Carlow
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Tomás Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0903, Page 478

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Because the child was a girl.
    Why is it a hen picks the pot.?
    Because she could not lick it.
    What is alive at two ends and dead in the middle?
    A farmer working with his horses and plough.
    Humpy backed father, hollow backed mother, three black children all living together.
    A pot.
    What has four legs, a back and cannot walk.?
    A chair.
    What has pains and cannot complain.?
    A window.
    What is the strongest animal in the world?
    A snail because it is able to carry its house on its back.
    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 Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyhegan, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Simon Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Ballyhegan, Co. Carlow