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   having the same length.
   Tink, tank on the bank ten drawing four!—A person milking a cow outside
   What has four feet, a head and a foot?— a bed
   What is neither flesh, fluid or bones and in three weeks will walk alone?— An egg
   It comes in, in a creel and goes out as fine as silk!— Turf
   What stands outside of the wood and eats in it?— a cow when eating off a tub
   This is black and whilst and red (read) all over?— A newspaper
   What has holes in it and holds up water?— a crook
   Why do you go to bed?— because the bed won’t come to you
   Useful useless instrument, from it is bought is never lent. He who owns it doesn’t know it and he who knows it doesn’t own it!— a coffin
   Twenty six(twenty sick) sheep went out the gap, row died, how many remained?— two
   Róise Ní Sámhrain
   Received from : James Mc Govern

   

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Róise Ní Sámhráin

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   James Mc Govern

   Gender

   Male