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School: Marshalstown (roll number 12741)

Location:
Baile Mharascail, Co. Loch Garman
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Macháin
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    What part of a cow goes over the ditch first Ans : her breath
    A riddle . A riddle. A farmers riddle alive at two ends and dead in the middle. Ans : A Man Ploughing
    A Leaper of ditches a jumper of thorns a little brown cow with two leather horns. Ans : A rabbit
    What goes up the ladder with its head down. Ans : The nail in your boot
    I went up the road and down the road and carried the road upon my back
    Ans : a ladder.
    Two White men and one black man went Motoring. The Two white men ate the one black man, what was the Number of the car.
    Ans : (281) = Two ate one
    What is it that goes up in the sky with feet and comes down without any feet. Ans : A football.
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