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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

Location:
Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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    (94) White and black and read all over.
    Answer: A newspaper.
    (95) Up chip cherry, down chip cherry and all the men in Derry wouldn't put together chip cherry.
    Answer: An egg.
    (96) White and black went up the hill, black came down and white stayed above.
    Answer: A black hen and an egg.
    (97) Why do you go to bed.
    Answer: Because the bed won't come to you.
    (98) A bird flew without wings, Sat on a tree without leaves,
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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
    Dorothy Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon