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   found it what would I do.
   A. Give up looking for it.
   Q. Why is a penny made round.
   A. Because it is meant to go round.
   Q. What flies with four wings.
   A. Two birds.
   Q. If a man got sixpence for walking a mile. What would he get for walking thirty.
   A. Sore feet.
   Q. What has a head and cant get a hat to fit it.
   A. Bray head.
   Q. What man in the army wears the biggest hat.
   A. the man with the biggest head.
   Q. How many bean make five.
   A. Two in every hand, and one in your mouth.
   Q. What is one half of the moon like
   A. The other half.
   Q. Down in yon meadow I have my linen spread. Water ran oer it and never wet a thread.
   A. Water was the dogs name.
   Q. What is the first thing you go on going to bed.
   A. Get off your feet.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Tracey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Derryvony, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Peter Fitzpatrick

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Quivvy, Co. Cavan