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School: Ballinea (roll number 10426)

Location:
Ballina, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs Farrell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 055

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    When is a gander a goose?
    When he is cooking.
    Black and white and read all over.
    What is it?
    A newspaper.
    Two n's two o's an L and a D put then together and spell them for me?
    London.
    Backwards and forwards spells all the same?
    Hannah.
    What part of a horse goes out on the stable door first?
    His breath.
    Humpty Dumpty on the wall Humpty Dumpty got a great fall all the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again?
    An egg.
    How many cows tails would reach
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    History Edit
    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