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School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)

Location:
Monadarragh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Conghaile
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    A man was going to a fair with a cow. He was neither in front of her, nor behind her, nor on one side of her. where was he?
    He was the other side of her.
    2. What does an artist like to draw best? His salary.
    3. How far can a dog go into the wood? Half way
    4. It's neither inside the house or outside the house and yet it's in the house. What is it?
    A window.
    5. Long and lanky, deaf and dumb has no feet and yet can run. what
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Kiernan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cam, Co. Longford