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School: Ballinea (roll number 10426)

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Ballina, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs Farrell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 048

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  1. Another Funny Story (continued)

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    show his master that he had learned his lesson, so he went upstairs to the room in which he lay asleep and woke him by shouting the following:-
    Get up Dean Swift out of your "Easy Degree"
    Put on your "Tallywaggers" and quickly follow me
    For "Hot Cockleorum" is on "White Imps" back
    And if you don't come down like damnation
    All will be lost without "Salvation"
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  2. Riddles

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    The following are some riddles I have heard:-
    In what coat can you not sew a button?
    A coat of paint.
    When has a man four hands?
    When he doubles his fists.
    What has a head and can't
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Collector
    Mona Noonan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Hanstown, Co. Westmeath