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School: Barkhall (roll number 8343)

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Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
J. L. Browne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 315

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    smoke.
    What is black and white and read (red) all over?
    The paper
    I have a little house and it would not hold a mouse but it has as many windows as the kings house?
    a thimble
    Written by: S. Russel. Woodbank, Letterkenny.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sylvia Russell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Letterkenny, Co. Donegal