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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha hAmhnais (roll number 11438)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0107, Page 136

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    7 If you put o before the half of twenty what would you have.
    Ans. ox
    8 What part of a horse goes out the gate first.
    Ans. His breath
    9 A duck before two ducks, a duck behind two ducks. and a duck in the middle between two ducks. How many ducks is that.
    Ans. Three
    10 Why does an ass eat thistles.
    Ans. Because he is an ass
    11. What is under the fire, and over the fire, and never touches the fire.
    Ans. A cake in an oven.
    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
    Informant
    Philip Waldron
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    59
    Address
    Drumbaun, Co. Mayo