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School: Castlejordan (roll number 15974)

Location:
Castlejordan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
M. Nic Amhlaoidh
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    Riddles
    Why does a miller wear a white hat?
    To cover his head.
    What is full and holds more?
    A pot of potatoes.
    Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat you may guess it forever but you won't guess that.
    A pipe.
    What is it that has a head and foot and four legs?
    A bed.
    Patch upon patch without any stiches riddle me that and I will buy you a briches.
    A head of cabbage.
    I have a little man above in the field when I pull his leg his nose will bleed.
    A pump.
    What side of the mug is the handle on?
    On the outside.
    What is it the more you take out of it the bigger it gets?
    A grave.
    Why did Adam eat the apple when Eve gave it to him?
    Because he had no knife.
    How many rungs in Jaob ladder?
    Three - faith, hope and charity.
    Why does a hen pick a pot?
    Because
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lizzie Coyne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kildangan, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Thomas Coyne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kildangan, Co. Meath