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Corlurgan, Co. Cavan
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F. Fletcher
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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    9th Nov 1938
    What sleeps with its finger in its mouth?
    A crook
    Blackie and Whities went up the hill, Blackie came down and Whitie stood still?
    A hen and an egg.
    Chip Chip Cherry all the men in Derry could not put Chip chip together again?
    A broken egg.
    What stands on one leg with its heart in its head? A cabbage head.
    Four little bottles standing on a hill, four turned up and none of them spill?
    A cows teats.
    Patch upon Patch without any stitches
    riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of britches? A cabbage head.
    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
    Una Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullycoe, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs P. Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullycoe, Co. Cavan