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School: Ballinamore (B.) (roll number 2820)

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Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Heslin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0224, Page 232

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    170 Q. Haddy Daddy with a round black body and a flat hat. What's that?
    A. A pot.
    171 Q. What is it that has a tongue but can't speak?
    A. A shoe.
    172 Q. What has a cow and every other animal hasn't it?
    A. A calf.
    173 Q. As I went up yonder gap,
    I met my uncle daisy,
    I cut off his head and sucked his blood,
    And left him lying easy?
    A. A blackberry.
    174 Q. What marks time with its hands?
    A. A clock.
    175 Q. What is the best thing to put in a torn pocket?
    A. Stitches.
    176 Q. Why is a monkey like a clock-maker?
    A. Because they both make faces.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mícheál Ó Moghráin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim