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School: Mercy Convent, Belturbet

Location:
Belturbet, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0971, Page 115

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    Why does a hen cross a road?
    (To get to the other side)
    What has eyes that never see?
    (A potato)
    How many weeks belong to the year?
    (Forty six, the rest are only lent) (Lent)
    What lives in Winter, dies in Summer, and grows with its roots up?
    (An icicle)
    What does a young girl look for, and doesn't expect to find?
    (a hole in her stocking)
    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
    Marie Thérése Boland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Belturbet, Co. Cavan