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School: Ballinamona

Location:
Ballynamona, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Michael Mc Keon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1007, Page 042

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    Why (dose) does a donkey eat thistles in preference to oats?
    Answer Because he is An Ass
    Five black crows saton a three
    A man shot one how many were left
    Answer None the rest flew away
    If I was in the sun and U out of it what would the difference be?
    Answer. Sin.
    What runner never races?
    Answer, The Scarlet Runner
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick J. Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynamona, Co. Cavan