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School: Portlongfield

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Portlongfield, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Ní Chuilinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0983, Page 033

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Answer "That"
    Floss, Tom and shep, witch(which) was the bitches name?
    Answer: "Witch"
    What is that which is neither in the house or out of the house?
    Answer: "The window"
    What is that which no one likes to have and yet would not like to lose?
    Answer "A bald head"
    If you fell off a house what would you fall against?
    Answer: "Your will"
    As I went into yonder house I saw a little man with a long tail and a little brass man driving him?
    Answer: "A needle and a thread and a thimble."
    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
    Bridie Luby
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumhart, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Bernard Luby
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Drumhart, Co. Cavan