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School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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    What always walks with its head down
    A nail in your boot
    Whats the difference between chalk and cheese
    Chalk is white, cheese yellow
    The more you take out of it the bigger it gets
    A hole
    Why does a miller wear a white hat
    Because he's white himself
    Spell cart harness and all in three letters
    All
    Spell the rogue of the world in three letters
    Fox
    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
    Nora O Boyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyballinaun, Co. Mayo