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School: Drumcar (roll number 16771)

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Drumcar, Co. Louth
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Mrs Bell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0671, Page 092

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  1. A Ghost Story (continued)

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    The next night Mr Robert Mc Clintock and another of his brothers went with their guns to the vault to be ready to challenge anyone. The same light came into the graveyard the third time It had come twice previous to this. For the third time the vault door opened, but no one found out the cause of this.
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  2. Riddles

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    Why is a pig in a parlour like a house on fire?
    Becuase they all rush to put it out.
    What is the difference between a school-master and an engine-master?
    One trains the mind, and the other minds the train
    What is it that has a white dress, a red nose, and the longer it sits the shorter it grows?
    A Candle
    What is it you haven't, you don't want, and when you get it you wouldn't part with it?
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ruby Moore
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumcar, Co. Louth