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School: Muine Mór

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Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q. What is the strongest animal in the world?
    Ans. A snail because he carries his house on his back.
    Q. What is often out and never eaten?
    Ans. A pack of cards.
    Q. A bridge on a lake without a stick or a stone?
    Ans. A flag of ice.
    Q. How many beaks does a hen hit on the ground when she is eating ten grains of corn?
    Ans. One beak.
    Q. The hall of a harrow the whole of a ring a ton for a horse its name it will bring?
    Ans. Harrington.
    Q. What is the big[g]est bridge in the world?
    Ans. The bridge of the rainbow.
    Q. What is in the meadow and its
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Charles Mac Morrow
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortnalibbert, Co. Leitrim