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School: Cill Díoma (C.) (roll number 6517)

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Kildimo, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Eilís Ní Chathail
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    Riddles.
    Q. What flowers are always near your nose?
    Ans. Tulips.
    Q. What county will be the biggest in the world and why?
    Ans. Dublin because it is doubling every year.
    Q. What it is that is born by the yard and worn by the foot?
    Ans. Carpet.
    Q. What has a tongue but cannot talk?
    Ans. A shoe.
    Q. Ink ank under the bank two drawing four?
    Ans. Woman milking a cow.
    Q. What men are always moved about but cannot move themselves?
    Ans. Chess-men.
    Q. What part of a cow goes over the hedge first?
    Ans. Her breath.
    Q. What is it that has many teeth and never a toothache?
    A. A comb.
    Q. What is that which has four feet in the morning two at noon and three at night?
    Ans. Man.
    Peggy Ryan.
    Age 50. Patrick Ryan, Old Kildimo.
    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
    Peggy Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kildimo (Old), Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Patrick Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Kildimo (Old), Co. Limerick