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School: Mercy Convent

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Belturbet, Co. Cavan
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The Sisters
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 020

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    Riddles
    13-12-1937
    1. What goes up a ladder with its head down?
    (A nail in a man's boot)
    2. What is broken immediately as you say it? (Silence)
    3. What is full of holes and yet holds water? (A sponge)
    4. What is it that is alive in the morning and dies at night?
    (The fire)
    5. What part of the cow goes into the byre first? (Her breath)
    6. Why is a horse like the letter G?
    (Because you say "Gee" to make him go)
    7. Londonderry, Cork and Kerry, spell me that without a K (That)
    (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
    Kathleen Mc Govern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Cavan