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1. Riddles (continued)

   

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   person.

   I went to the wood, and I got it, the more I looked for it, the less I liked it, and I carried it home because I could not find it.
   Ans a thorn in your foot.

   Under gravel I did travel, In an oak stick I did stand, I rode a horse that never walked, and carried the bridle in my hand.
   Ans a ship on the ocean.

   Twenty-four white cattle tied to a stall up whent the red one and lickes them all
   Ans your teeth and your tongue.

   As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, the piece of a woman and the head of a man.
   Ans a peeny.

   I have a little house, and it thatched with straw, I saw a man lighting fire inside in it.

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Caitlin Ní Uaitinn

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Poulanine, Co. Clare