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School: Stravicnabo

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Stravicnabo, Co. Cavan
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  1. Riddles of My Locality (continued)

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    Alive in the front, dead in the middle, body and soul behind, Answer. A man ploughing.
    As black as silk, as white as milk and hops on the road like halestones.. Answer A magpie.
    What is neither within or without. Answer. The Window.
    What is the difference between a lady and a soldier. Answer. One powders the face and the other faces the powder.
    Ten mans length, ten mans strength, and ten men would not break it, and one man could carry it. Answer. Tethers.
    Long legs crooked thighs little head, and no eyes. Answer. The tongs.
    Two feet on the ground, three feet over head, the head of the living the mouth of the dead. Answer A pot on a man's head.
    What part of the cart goes into the town first. Answer. The noise.
    Why does a chicken pick a pot. Answer. Because she cant
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maeve Fay
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumnaveagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Patrick Fay
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Drumnaveagh, Co. Cavan