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

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Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Heslin
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    291 Q. What is it when it is opened it's shut, and when it' s shut it's open?
    A. Railway gates
    292 Q. Two black men and a white man were in a motor car. If the black men ate the white man, what was the number of the car?
    A. 281 (two, ate one).
    293 A house full and a room full and you couldn't lift a spoonful?
    A. Smoke.
    294 Q. What has four legs and cant walk?
    A. A chain.
    295 Q. What goes up when the rain comes down?
    A. Umbrella.
    296 Little Genny Huddle in a puddle with a green gown and a white petticoat?
    A. A rush in a puddle.
    297 What goes from Dublin to Cork without moving?
    A. The road.
    298 What has a cat that no other thing has?
    A. A kitten.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tobie Harrisson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim