Riddles

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Riddles  [duchas:4605090]

What is the word pronounced wrong by all Irish people.
Wrong.

There was a man who had no eyes
He went out one night to view the skies
He saw a tree with apples on
He pulled no apples off or he left no apples on.
He had one eye. There were two apples on the tree one of which he pulled.

Riddles  [duchas:4605091]

Spell broken down ditch in three letters.
A gap.

Spell red-rover the world in three letters.
A fox.

What weight is the moon.
The moon is one cwt weight because there are four quarters in it.

What side is the handle on a mug.
One the outside.

There is a little house
And it would not hold a mouse
And there are as many windows on it
As the kings high house.
A thimble.

What is full of holes and can hold up water.
A crook.

How many sticks goes to a mags nest.
None they are all carried to it.

Riddles  [duchas:4605092]

What makes a pair of shoes.
Two

What is the difference between a new £5 note and an old one.
£4.

How long will a candle burn.
From one end of the wick to the other.

Why is an echo like a lady.
Because she will have the last word.

As round as an apple
As deep as a cup
All the men in Derry
Would not lift it up
A well.

What enlightens the world through black itself.
Ink.