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School: Dernakesh (B)

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Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Ó Comhraidhe
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  1. Riddles

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    Q. What goes up the chimney down and won't go up?
    A. An umbrella.
    Q. What goes through a wall and never touches it?
    Q. What sleeps with its finger in its eye?
    A. The crook.
    Q. Patches upon patches without any stitches, riddle me that and I will you my britches?
    A. A cabbage head.
    Q. Long legs, short thights, big head and no eys.
    A. The tongs.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallonreagh, Co. Cavan

  2. Riddles

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    Q. What goes from house to house and lies out at night?
    A. A path.
    Q. What is full and could hold more?
    A. A pot of potatoes.
    Q. What goes through the water and never touches it?
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