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School: Legaginny

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Legaginny, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0992, Page 032

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    dog with his head in a pot.
    What sits on one side of the wood and shakes it all over?
    A man waving.
    On my way to Dublin I saw the dead covering the live?
    Ashes covering the coals.
    What goes round the field and round the field and stands at the byre door? A stick.
    What sleeps all night with its finger in its eye?
    A Crook.
    What turns and never moves?
    Milk turns sour and never moves.
    Who is it that you can not hang a man with a wooden leg?
    Because it is with a rope you hang them.
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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
    Peadar Mach Croithi
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garrymore, Co. Cavan