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   6 I have a little sister she lives in the ditch and if you went near her she would give you the itch.
   Answer
   A Nettle
   7 Why does the hen pick the pot
   Answer
   because she couldn't lick it
   8 It shuts like a barn door opens like a trap you can gues for even but you want gues that
   Answer
   A Scissors

   

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2. Riddles atá i mBéal na nDaoine

   

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   1 One half dead one half living and a tail wagging. Answer. A dog with its head in a pot. 2 What always has its hands before its face. Answer. A Clock.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Treasa Ní Dubhain

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Knockmahon, Co. Waterford