School: Baile Uí Mheirigín, Merginstown

Location:
Merginstown, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Áine Ní Fhearrachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0914, Page 241

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    it is always dear (deer)
    What burns to keep a secret?
    Sealing wax.
    Why is a cake like the sun?
    Because when it rises it is light.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. What goes round and round the wood and never goes into the wood?
    The bark of a tree.
    What is it that goes up the chimney down and can't come down the chimney up?
    An Umbrella.
    A houseful, a roomful, and you could not catch a spoonful?
    Smoke.
    What is the difference between a carriage wheel and a carriage horse?
    One goes better when it is tired (tyred) the other does'nt
    What goes through a bush without touch-
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Perkins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Merginstown, Co. Wicklow