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  1. Local Riddles (continued)

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    What walks with its head down?
    Answer= A nail in a man's boot.
    Long legs, crooked thighs, wee head and no eyes?
    Answer= The Tongs.
    MIddy, noddy body, three feet and a wooden hat
    Answer= A pot oven.
    What county is spelt backwards and forwards the same?
    Answer= Navan.
    Who wears the biggest hay?
    Answer= The man with the biggest head.
    What goes upstairs white and comes down read?
    Answer= The newspaper.
    What is the smallest bridge in the world?
    Answer= The bridge of your nose.
    What is the smallest room in the world?
    Answer= A mushroom.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Muriel Moorhead
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    College Street, Co. Cavan