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School: Dangan (C.) (roll number 7499)

Location:
Dangan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Maighréad Ní Fhógartaigh
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    met twenty little devils tearing up the nation?
    A harrow.
    A fiddler in Dublin has a brother fiddler in Cork. Why has not the fiddler in Cork a brother fiddler in Dublin?
    Because she is his sister.
    How far can a rabbit run into a wood?
    To the middle.
    What belongs to you and is used by your friends more than by you?
    Your name.
    When is a slow boy quick?
    When he flies into a temper.
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  2. Riddles

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    Why is vain girl so much like a drunkard - Because both are fond of the glass.
    What is the difference between an ass and a stamp - Because one licks with a stick and the other sticks with a lick.
    Long legs short thighs little head and no
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Nelson
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Nelson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Summerhill, Co. Meath