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School: Tunnyfoyle

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Tonyfoyle, Co. Cavan
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Bean Mhic Thréinfhir
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    of her tail in the trap.
    Ans: A needle sewing.
    No. 7 Why dioes a person go to bed?
    Ans: Because the bed couldn't go to him.
    No. 8 What gets higher when the head is taken off it?
    Ans: A pillow.
    No. 9 What is full and holds more?
    Ans: A pot of potatoes.
    No. 10 Why does a hen go across the road?
    Ans: Because she can't go under it.
    No. 11. What goes from house to house?
    Ans: The road.
    No. 12. Whats white and black and red all over?
    Ans: A paper.
    No 13 As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, all the men in Derry wouldn't lift it up?
    Ans: A well.
    No 14. As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, one side a woman, and the other a man?
    Ans: A penny.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Traynor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ledonigan, Co. Cavan