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School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)

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Cormeen, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    with it.
    Answer = A thorn.
    Why does a cow look over a ditch
    Answer = Because she can't look under it.
    What part of a cow goes in on the door first.
    Answer = Her breath.
    What relation is the crook to the hob.
    Answer = No relation they never got married.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Collector
    Michael Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Leitrim Upper, Co. Meath
    Informant
    James Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Leitrim Upper, Co. Meath