School: Corlis

Location:
Corlis, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs O' Reilly
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  1. Question. Chip, chip cherry all the men in Derry would not climp chip, chip cherry.
    Answer. Smoke.
    Q. A houseful a roomful and you could not catch a spoonfull
    A. Smoke.
    Q. What sleeps all night with its finger in its eye.?
    A. A crook.
    Q. What goes up when rain comes down.?
    A. An umbrella.
    Q. What goes up the ladder with its head down.?
    A. A nail in a boot.
    Q. What goes round the wood and round the wood and never gets into the wood.?
    A. A bark of a tree.
    Q. What goes round the house and round the house and leaves a loaf in every window.?
    A. Snow.
    Q. Chip, chip cherry all the men in Derry would not lift chip, chip cherry.
    A. A well.
    Q. As round as an a apple, as deep as a cup all the men in Derry could not lift it up.
    A. A well.
    Q What is it that says clink, clink and never drinks.
    A. A nail in a horse's shoe.
    Q. As I was going up to Dublin I saw a great wonder
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret M. O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumamry, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Hugh O' Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62