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School: Iubhrach (roll number 8074)

Location:
Uragh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Cristíne Ní Shíoda
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    1. What goes round the wood and round the wood yet never goes into the wood?
    A. A cow licking a tub.
    2. What is it that the man who buys it does not own it, and the man who owns it does not know it?
    A. A coffin.
    3. What part of a cow goes through a gap first?
    A. Her breath.
    4. Why is a cow's tail compared to a letter F?
    A. Because it's the end of beef?
    5. Why is a dog's tail like the (bark) heart of a tree?
    A. Because it is the part furthest from the bark?
    6. What has a head, feet, and yet can't move? (A bed).
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    M. Mc Sharry
    Address
    Laghta, Co. Leitrim