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

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Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Heslin
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    356 Q. A room with four corners, a cat in each corner, three cats before every cat, and a cat sitting on each cats tail, how many cats in the room?
    A. Four cats.
    357 Q. What is all holes and can hold up water?
    A. A crook.
    358 Q. Hold out your hand and you shall see, what never was nor never will be?
    A.Your thumb and your little finger will never be as big as your other fingers.
    Charlie O'Beirne
    Drumsone,
    Ballinamore.
    Co. Leitrim
    18/02/32
    359 What is it that one man can open, but fifty couldn't close?
    A nut.
    360 What has a bed but does not sleep in it, and has a mouth but does not talk.
    A river.
    Hugh Reynolds,
    Alain St.,
    Ballinamore.
    Std. IV.
    25/2/38
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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