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School: Mullagh (B)

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Mullagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
James Drury
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1003, Page 037

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    Riddles.
    What has two eyes and cannot see? A Scissors.
    What runs on the road and never walks? A Motor bar.
    What flies in the air and never uses its wings? An Aeroplane.
    Londonderry, Cork and Kerry spell me that without a K? That.
    How many wells will make a river?
    One if it is big enough.
    The longer it lives, the shorter it grows.
    A Candle
    What stick never grows in a wood? A Candle-stick.
    Long legs, short thighs, little head and no eyes. A Tongs.
    What walks on its head ? The nail of a man's foot.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Freddie Deignan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Deignan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Mullagh, Co. Cavan