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School: Kilmaganny, Thomastown

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Cill Mogeanna, Co. Chill Chainnigh
Teacher:
C. Ó Hurdail
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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    (1) Little "Boy Blue", he stands in a field
    If you lift up his hand, his nose it will bleed.
    A Water Pump.
    (2) It went up the stairs black & white & came down "read" all over.
    A newspaper.
    (3) Why is a cobbler's shop like Purgatory?
    Because bad souls go there for repairs.
    (4) What tree would your hand remind you of?
    A Palm tree
    (5) What is most like a horse-shoe?
    A mare's shoe.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ellie Browne
    Gender
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  2. A Collection of Riddles

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    (1) How is a plum-pudding like a river?
    There are 'currents' in each
    (2) They are not; they were not & they never will be. Just look at your hand & you will plainly see.
    Your fingers are not the same length.
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  3. A Collection of Riddles

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    (1) As round a an apple
    As plump as a ball
    Can climb the church
    Over steeple & all
    The sun.
    (2) What goes away between two woods & comes home between two waters?
    A man fetching water in pails.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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