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School: Derryvoney

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Derryvony, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mary Ní Néill
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    Q. What goes up the chimney down and wont come down the chimney up.
    A. umbulla
    Q. What goes round the house and round the house and leaves a loaf in every window,
    A. The snow.
    Q. What goes up the ladder with its head down.
    A. A nail in a man's boot.
    Q. What part of a cow goes into a wood first.
    A. Her breath.
    Q. What goes over the water with its head down.
    A. A nail in the bottom of a cot.
    Q, Blacky and Whitey went over the hill. Blacky came back but Whitey
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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
    Christena O Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryvony, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr B. Fitzpatrick
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derryvony, Co. Cavan