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School: Cluain Fhada (C.) (roll number 15558)

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Cloonfad, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mrs. Flood
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Answer "that"
    Why does a hen pick a pot.
    Answer. "Because she cannot lick it."
    Why does a cow look over a ditch.
    Answer. Because she cannot look under it.
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  2. Riddles

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    What is that that grows larger the more you take from it. "A hole"
    Why does a miller wear a white hat.
    "To cover his head."
    What is that there is the most eyes on and it can not see. " A potato"
    Why does a hen cross a road. "To go to the other side."
    What is the bridge that no one can cross. "The bridge of your nose."
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Keane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moigh Lower, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs John Keane
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    38
    Address
    Moigh Lower, Co. Roscommon