Happy St. Patrick's Day!

"Hello! My name's Coontail! Welcome to the Kitty Island St. Patrick's Day event! In this event, you will be guessing a riddle answer to recieve a St. Patrick's day Kitty, and a hat exactly like the one I'm wearing. Good luck!"
Objective:
Guess the answer to the riddle to recieve a free St. Patrick's Day Kitty and hat!
Rules:
You may only win one Kitty.
You may only guess one riddle at a time, with one answer at a time.
No asking for hints.
Please don't Google the answers either. I can't stop you, I won't know, but what's the fun in cheating?
Notes:
The riddle has nothing to do with the Kitty, or St. Patrick' day.
Riddles:

"Hello! My name's Coontail! Welcome to the Kitty Island St. Patrick's Day event! In this event, you will be guessing a riddle answer to recieve a St. Patrick's day Kitty, and a hat exactly like the one I'm wearing. Good luck!"
Objective:
Guess the answer to the riddle to recieve a free St. Patrick's Day Kitty and hat!
Rules:
You may only win one Kitty.
You may only guess one riddle at a time, with one answer at a time.
No asking for hints.
Please don't Google the answers either. I can't stop you, I won't know, but what's the fun in cheating?
Notes:
The riddle has nothing to do with the Kitty, or St. Patrick' day.
Riddles:
Riddle 1 wrote:I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I?
Guesses:
The letter 'E'
Won by 4everHallie
Riddle 2 wrote:What always runs but never walks, often murmurs, never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats?
Guesses:
River
Won by Bbun!
Riddle 3 wrote:What is in seasons, seconds, centuries and minutes but not in decades, years or days?
Guesses:
The letter N
Won by Chirai!
Riddle 4 wrote:What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Guesses:
Bookkeeping
Won by Hazelwish!