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School: Drumconrath (B.) (roll number 16143)

Location:
Drumcondra, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Patrick Cassidy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0712, Page 019

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    As I went out my grandfather's gap I met a cock of hay, i tipped it with my walking stick and then it flew away.
    Answer= a dandelion
    What is smaller than a midge's mouth?
    Answer=the bit that goes into it.
    What is it that is always moving and never moves out of it's place?
    answer=a pig's tail
    Outside the wood eating within it
    Answer= a pig eating out of a trough
    What goes away between two woods and comes home between two waters?
    A man fetching water in pails
    With fire and water they burned me,with two irons they turned me and when I was stripped and in my skin they found a hole to put me in
    Answer= a potato
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