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School: Barnaran, Rathangan (roll number 10454)

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Barnaran, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Bean Uí Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0778, Page 177

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    (5) If a man got sixpence for walking a mile what would he get for walking fifty miles.
    Ans. Sore feet.
    (6) What is a horses shoe like.
    Ans. A mares.
    (7) What is the difference between your overcoat and a baby.
    Ans. One you wear and the other you were.
    (8) What goes to make a pair of shoes.
    Ans. Two shoes.
    (9) Which man in the army wears the biggest cap.
    Ans. The man with the biggest head.
    (10) What is always behind time.
    Ans. The back of a clock.
    (11) What is the first thing you do when you fall into the sea.
    Ans. Get wet.
    (12) What is worse than having a hole in your stocking.
    Ans. Having one in each.
    (13) What is the difference between one yard and two yards.
    Ans. A fence.
    (14) As round as an apple as plump as a
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Collector
    Seán Ó Cheallaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Drumsru, Co. Kildare