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School: Glin (C.) (roll number 3232)

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Glin, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Cárthaigh
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    Riddles
    1. How many chippings go to build a blackbird's nest?
    None, she has to go for them all
    2. What goes in dry and comes out wet?
    Tea
    3. When would three black hens make three white hens?
    When they are plucked
    4. What has a broad foot and no leg?
    A hill
    5. Five sevenths of a chicken, two thirds of a cat and half a goat
    Chicago
    6. Which man in the army wears the biggest hat?
    The man with the biggest head
    Una Ni Laoghaire
    Gleann Corbriagh
    Contae Luimnigh
    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
    Úna Ní Laoghaire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glin Demesne, Co. Limerick