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School: Mercy Convent

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Belturbet, Co. Cavan
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The Sisters
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    Riddles 13-1-1938
    1. Head like a thimble, tail like a rat
    you may guess forever but you wont guess that. (A Pipe.)
    2. Which banks have no money in them?
    (River Banks.)
    3. Why is a miller like a cook.?
    (Because he prepares the meal.)
    4. What "Miss" occasions a great many quarrels? (Mis-understanding.)
    5. What turns and never moves.?
    (A Road.)
    6. What goes up the chimney down, but wont come down the chimney up.?
    (An Umbrella.)
    7.) Why is a young girl like a music-box?
    (Because she is full of airs.)
    Dympna Hamilton, Main St., Belturbet.
    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
    Dympna Hamilton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Belturbet, Co. Cavan