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1. Local Riddles

   

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   As round as an apple as plump as a ball
   can climb the church over steeple and all,
   Answer. The Sun.

   What goes round the house and round the house and leaves a loaf in ever window.
   Answer. The Snow.

   Goes up full and comes down slender gives me a pull so gentle and tender.
   Answer. A Stocking

   The leaper of ditches the cropper of corn the little brown cow with the two leather horns.
   Answer. A Hare.

   In yonder valley there stands a deer with golden locks and bandoleir he is neither fish feather nor bones but in yonder valley he stands alone
   Answer. The Sun.

   Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat you may guess for ever but you could not guess that.
   Answer, A Pipe

   There was a man in Adam's race. Great Gristle was his name his saddle skirt was gilt with gold and there's three times I've told his name
   Answer. Was

   Four stiff standers four diddle danders two lookers, and two crookers a licker and a shaker
   Answer A Cow

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Gerty Pearson

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drumboory, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Mrs Mc Manus

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   65

   Address

   Drumboory, Co. Cavan