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School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

Location:
Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    mouth
    Answer
    A woman knitting.
    On what side would you get down off an ass.
    Answer
    There is no down on an ass.
    What is the loudest thing in the world.
    Answer
    A candle because it wakes the dead.
    Two dead men went out to fight
    Two blind men were looking on
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Baldrey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Swordlestown North, Co. Kildare