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School: Bracknagh (2)

Location:
Bracknagh, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
S. Mac Giobúin
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    Your name.
    What is took from you before you get it?
    Your photo.
    In the morning it has four legs in the middle of the day it has two legs and in the evening it has three legs?
    A man.
    What goes up the chimney down and can't come down the chimney up?
    An umbrella.
    Hairy all over and tough in the skin, two things wagging and one going in?
    A pig eating.
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  2. A Collection of Riddles

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    Look at your hand and you'll plainly see what never was or never will be?
    That your little finger nor thumb will never be as big as the middle finger.
    Cork and Kerry, Londonderry spell me that without a K?
    That.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Carey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Nahana, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr James Carey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Nahana, Co. Offaly