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School: Lubhghortán, Scoil Mhuire (roll number 4172)

Location:
Lowertown, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mhathúna
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    Long legs, crooked thighs, small head and no eyes.
    A Tongs.
    A long legged man, a round bellied woman, three children and they all the same colour?
    A pot, a hangers, and three legs.
    What goes up high, has no feet and yet wears shoes?
    A football.

    A word of four letters and the last three are eny?
    deny.
    Why does a hen pick a pot?
    Because she could not lick it.
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    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
    Kathleen Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Arderrawinny, Co. Cork