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    1. I had don when I began and I had don when I had half don and I had not don when I was finished.?
    Don was the horse's name.
    2. When was beef at its highest.?
    When the cow jumped over the moon.
    3. What goes up the chimney down and cant come down the chimney up.?
    An umbrella.
    4. Which are the smallest London, Derry, Cork, or Kerry?
    Cork because it can go into a bottle.
    5. Which side of a mug is the handle on?
    The outside.
    6. Twenty sick sheep went out on a gap one of them died how many were left?
    Nineteen.
    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
    Seumas Ó Fiacha
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killyclessy, Co. Louth