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

Location:
Glin, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Cárthaigh
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    Riddles.

    1. Why does a hen peg a pot.
    Because she can't lick it.
    2. What part of a cow goes over the ditch first.
    Her breath.
    3. Why does a cow look over the ditch.
    Because she can't look under it.
    4. There is a little house and a mouse could not fit in it, and all the men in Glin could not count all the windows in it.
    A thimble.
    5. I have a little house and it is full of meat and there are no doors or windows to let me in to eat.
    An egg.
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