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School: Foxrock (St Brigid's)

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Foxrock, Co. Dublin
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S. Ní Mhaolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0799, Page 6

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    40. I have a little sister, she lives in the ditch
    And if you go near her she'll give you a pinch.
    A nettle.
    41. What has four legs and one foot, and can't walk?
    A bed.
    42. Why do we go to bed?
    Because the bed can't come to us.
    43. How many sides has a cup?
    Two, the outside and the inside.
    44. Patch upon patch without any stitches
    Riddle me that and I'll buy a pair of breeches.
    A cabbage.
    45. Black and white when up the hill
    Black came down and left white up there.
    A black hen laid a white egg, and left it on the hill.
    46. Who was the first whistler?
    The wind.
    47. What gets into a bowl, and cannot be taken out?
    A crack.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
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