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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 245

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    A. Mist
    259
    Q. What is like the half of the moon?
    A. The other half.

    260
    Q. The more you take from it hte bigger it gets. And the more you put to it the smaller it gets.
    A. A hole.

    261
    Q. What is the cleanest letter in our alphabet?
    A. H Because it is in the middle of washing.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mc Cartin
    Gender
    Male