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School: Taney, Dundrum

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Dundrum, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
E. Costello
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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    What goes round the room and round the room and yet never touches the room?
    A Sound.
    Why is a rabbit like a stocking?
    Because they both run into holes.
    Long legs short thighs little head and no eyes what is it?
    A Thongs.
    Ink ank under the bank ten drawing four.
    What is it?
    A Woman milking a cow.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Violet Munn
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ballinteer Gardens, Co. Dublin