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School: Doire an Daimh (Derrindaffe) (roll number 10976)

Location:
Derrindaff, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghludha
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    It is in the shop and it is not sold, it is in the meadow and it is not cut, and it is in the river and it is not drowned? The sun.
    A busy mother, a lazy old father, twelve little children and they all the same colour? The clock.
    Why does a cow look over a ditch? Because she can't look under it.
    What part of a cow goes over a ditch first? Her breath.
    Why does a hen pick a pot? Because she can't lick it.
    When would you expect to find a ship very clean? When it leaves
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Quille
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrindaff, Co. Kerry