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School: Clashaganny (roll number 8051)

Location:
Clashaganny, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Albert Flanagan
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    A. Because she can't look under it.
    Q. What wears shoes and never wares shoes.
    A. A road.
    Q. What has feathers and four feet.
    A. A feather bed.
    Q. What has it's heart in it's head.
    A. A head of cabbage.
    Q. I met my Uncle Thady. I cut off his head, drank his blood and left his body easy.
    A. A bottle of whiskey.
    Q What is the last thing you do when you are going to bed.
    A. Take your feet off the ground.
    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
    Michael John Gordon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Manor, Co. Roscommon