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School: Porturlan

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0964, Page 336

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    Riddles
    As I went up Cornhill, Cornhill was shaking and as I came down Cornhill I saw two little men reaping
    Two mice in the oats
    What is the difference between a lady and a soldier
    One powders the face and the other faces the powder
    Middy noddy, round body three feet and a wooden hat
    A pot
    Patch upon patch without any stitches riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of breeches
    A Cabbage head
    One half dead the other half living and a tail wagging
    A dog with his head in a pot
    What is that which is often brought to the table often cut but never ate
    A pack of cards
    It is not my father it is not my mother it is not my sister, it is not
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    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
    James Beatty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    15
    Address
    Killymoriarty, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Eddie Donougho
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Porturlan, Co. Cavan