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   A. Sore feet.

   15. Q. Why is a drawn tooth like something you have forgotten.
   A. because it goes out of your head.

   16. Q. What is it the older it gets the smaller it grows.
   A. A candle

   17. Q. Which ship do we all like to avoid?
   A. Hardship.

   18. Q. What goes into the fire black and comes out red.
   A. A burning coal.

   19. Q. Around the garden around the garden and only makes one track.
   A. A Wheelbarrow.

   

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   20. Q. Around the house around the house and sleeps in the corner all night. A. A brush. 21. Q. What is it that has four legs covered with feathers and walks through the farm yard A. Two hens. 22. Q. What is the shiest thing in the world A. A clock because it always wears it's hands on it's face

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Cathleen Mullen

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Termonfeckin, Co. Louth

   Informant

   Mrs Mullen

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Termonfeckin, Co. Louth