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School: Achadh Bolg (roll number 3588)

Location:
Aghabullogue, Co. Cork
Teacher:
(name not given)
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  1. Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    you may guess for ever but you cant guess that.
    A. A pipe.
    Q. What is that is taken to the table, cut, and never eaten.
    A. A deck of cards.
    Q. There is a little house, and a mouse couldn't live in it, and all the men in town couldn't count how many windows in it.
    A. A Thimble.
    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
    Mrs Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromatimore, Co. Cork