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School: Cúlfada (roll number 13763)

Location:
Culfadda, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Liam Barún
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q How many sticks would it take to go to a mag's nest.?
    A No one goes they are all carried.
    Q The more you take from it the bigger it gets
    A A sandpit.
    Q A leaper of ditches a clipper of thorns a little brown suit with two leather horns
    A A Rabbit
    Q What is the biggest part of a cow in the wood
    A Her loo.
    Q Why is a full bred horse compared to a loaf of bread?
    A One is bread & the horse is bred
    Q What is the first thing you do when you go into bed.?
    A Spoil the bed.
    Q Did you ever see a duck swimming & a cat sitting on her tail
    A A cat sitting on her tail
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Shannon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Culfadda, Co. Sligo