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School: Monknewton (roll number 9696)

Location:
Monknewtown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha
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    1. What has teeth and cannot bite? [A comb]
    2. Spell black water in three letters? [Ink]
    3. Round and round the house and sleeps in the corner at night? [A brush]
    4. What has four legs and cannot walk? [A bed]
    5. Spell red rogue of the world in three letters? [A fox]
    6. What part of a cow goes into the wood first? [Her breath]
    7. What has two eyes and cannot see? [A scissors]
    8. What goes up a ladder with its head down? [A nail in a boot]
    9. As round as a marble
    As deep as a cup
    All the king's horses
    (continues on next page)
    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
    William Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Monknewtown, Co. Meath