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School: St Brigid's, Castleknock

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Castleknock, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mrs Thornton
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  1. Riddles I Learned at Home

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    What is full and holds more
    A pot full of potatoes.
    Middy noddy, round body. Three feet and a wooden hat.
    A pot
    One half dead the other half living. And a tail wagging.
    A dog with his in a pot
    If a small man followed two big men from a house what time would it be
    Answer a little after two
    If 16 soldiers had 4 potatoes what time would it be
    Answer. A quarter to four.
    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
    May Foran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11