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School: Clonard (roll number 16067)

Location:
Clonard, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Fithcheallaigh
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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    What goes under the water and over the water and never touches the water. Ans. The moon.
    Patch upon patch without any stitches riddle me that and I'll buy you a breeches. Ans. A head of cabbage.
    What is the nearest bird to the fire. Ans. The crane
    The Queen of Morocco built a ship and in that ship her daughter sits and I'll be killed for telling her name and that's three times I told her name. Ans. Anne
    What is smaller than a midgets mouth. Ans. The bit that goes into it
    Ink ank under lank ten drawing four. Ans. A man milking a cow.
    There was a little house and it wouldn't hold a mouse and it had as many windows as the Lord Mayors house. Ans. A thimble
    What is the first bet Adam made. Ans.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Bracken
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ashfield or Screeboge, Co. Meath