Riddles

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Riddles  [duchas:4345591]

Around the house around the house and lies at the back door
(beesom)

As I went up London St, I met a London scholar I took out my pen, And drew his name. What was the name of the scholar.
(Andrew)

As round as an apple as plump as a ball It can climb the church, steeple and all.
(Sun)

A head like a thimble a tail like a rat. You can guess for ever and you cant guess that
(pipe)

Long legs short thighs small head and no eyes
(tongs)

2 brothers we are. Together we go. We are full in the day. We're empty at night
(2 shoes)

It opens like a barn door and closes like a trap
(umbrella)

Little thing little thing small than a mouse It has more windows that a big kings house
(thimble)

A house ful a room. You couldn't get a spoonful
(smoke)

Riddles  [duchas:4345592]

Hink hank under the bank 10 drawing 4.
(milking cow)

As round as an apple as flat as a pan Half a woman and half a man
(penny)

Its a town in old Ireland Well nourished in fame. Backways and frontways It spells just the same
(Navan)

As round as an apple as deep as a cup. All the men in Ireland couldn't pull it up.
(Well)

Under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire
(cake in oven)

Black and white and read all over
(newspaper)

In in the day and out in the night
(latch of door)

Long leged father and big bellied mother
(pot and hooks)

As I went up cornhill Cornhill was shaking
And all the men in cornhill were gathered in an acre
(a funeral)

Riddles  [duchas:4345593]

What walks with its head down.
(nail in a shoe)

Grandfather in the corner and 100 eyes in him
(a pot of soup)

Patch upon patch without and stitches Reddle me that and I'll buy you a pair of breeches
(head of cabbage)

Went up as white as snow Came down as yellow as gold
(a broken egg)

What is that, that is brought to the table cut but never eatern
(pack of cards)

Golden woman with a belt around her
(sheef of oats)

Old as adam still alive 4 weeks old and never 5
(Moon)