School: Killyrann

Location:
Killyran, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs Stafford
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    head and no eyes. A. A tong.
    Q. What goes round the house and peeps in on every hole. A. The sun.
    Q. What goes round the house and round the house and leaves a loaf in every window. A . Snow.
    Q. What goes through the wood and through the wood and never touches it.
    A. A knife in a man's pocket.
    Q. What bears and never blossoms.
    A. The crook.
    Q. What sleeps with its finger in its eye. A. The crook.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Gault
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killyran, Co. Cavan