School: N. Peadair, Caisleán an Bharraigh (roll number 13787)

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1. Riddles (continued)

   

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   my pertical portical presents. I went in for my renegar ronegar, shoot Mr. Keating Koteny for eating my pertical portical presents.
   Ans: A goat eating cabbage.
   As black as ink as white as milk ink nor milk it isn't, it hops on the road like a marble stone, and a marble stone it isn't.
   Ans: A magpie.
   Under the fire and over the fire and yet never touches the fire.
   Ans: A cake in an oven.
   Why does a cow walk over the road.
   Ans: Because she cannot walk under it.
   Why does a hen pick at the pot.
   Ans: Because she cannot lick it.
   What part of a cow goes into the

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael M. Moran

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Mr James Moran

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Mr Michael Craddock

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Mrs Mary Neary

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo