School: Corlurgan
- Location:
- Corlurgan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: F. Fletcher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0976, Page 164
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- A Collection of RiddlesAs round as an O as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other a man? A penny. OAs round ans an O as deep a a cup all the men in Derry could not lift it up? A well.What goes up the chimney down and can not come down it up? An umbrella.What goes up the ladder with its heads down? A nail in a man's boot.Riddle me, Riddle me, Randy, my father gave me seeds to sow, the ground was white and the seeds (was) were black if you riddle me that, I will give you a smoke out of my old pipe? Writing with pen and ink.What gets better and bigger the more you take out of it? A hole.Little red nancy has a very red nose the longer she stands the shorter she grows? A candle.What goes from house to house and lies out at night? A pass.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Hyland
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clarebane, Co. Cavan
