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School: Baile Uí Mheirigín, Merginstown

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0914, Page 242

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    ing it?
    Sound
    What goes out between two woods and comes back between two waters?
    A man going for water with two wooden pails
    Long legs, short thighs, little head, and no eyes?
    A tongs
    What table has no legs to stand on?
    The Multiplication Table
    What blade is it you can never sharpen?
    Your shoulder blade
    Why is Dublin the most unmusical city in the world?
    Because it has a Dundrum and a Stillorgan.
    Why is Dublin the largest city in the Free State?
    Because its Dublin (doubling)
    Why does a bull look over a ditch?
    Because he can't look under it
    Which part of the cow goes into the wood first?
    Her breath
    As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, and all the king's horses would not draw
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Perkins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Merginstown, Co. Wicklow