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School: Ros Mór, Béal Átha Fhinghín (roll number 10378)

Location:
Rossmore, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Michéal Ó Corcora
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  1. Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    23.
    I washed my face in water that never ran or run I dried my face in a towel that was never worn or spun? I washed my face in the dew and dried it in the sun.
    24.
    What is the difference between a cat and a book? One has its tail inside, and the other has its tail outside.
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  2. Collection of Riddles

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    1.
    There is a house in the town and a mouse couldn't live in it. All the men in the world couldn't count how many windows in it. - A thimble.
    2.
    What goes through the wall and through the wall and never touches the wall. - Noise.
    3.
    When I went up a slippery gap I met
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreen, Co. Cork