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School: Drumcrow

Location:
Drumcrow, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
B. Boylan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 125

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  1. Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    in the world?
    Answer: The bridge of your nose.
    7. What is brought to a table, cut but never is eaten?
    Answer: A deck of cards.
    8. Long legs, short thighs, little head and no eyes
    Answer: The Tongs
    9. What goes round the house and round the house and leaves a loaf in every window?
    Answer: Snow
    10. As black as ink, as white as milk and hops on the road like hailstones
    Answer: A magpie
    11. What part of a cow goes into the house first?
    Answer: Her breath
    12. What has four fingers and a thumb and has neither flesh
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Beattie
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumbar, Co. Cavan