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Johnstown, Co. Westmeath
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    (9) I know a little red cow she sits by the wall, she eats all I give her but drinks none at all.
    Answer - a fire
    (10) Why is a man when he is about to strike someone like a clock with the hands at 12:59?
    Answer - because he's about to strike one.
    (11) Why is a race-horse so like a loaf on a post?
    Answer - because both are high (bred)
    (12) What three letters would frighten a chief?
    Answer - G.U.N.
    (13) What is greater than presence of mind in an accident?
    Answer - absence of body.
    (14) The cross of a plough that turns up the soil. The heel of a chip that seldom is seen. An "A" in the middle without anymore shells a great town between Navan and Fore.
    Answer: Crossakeel
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Angela Bartley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Battstown, Co. Westmeath