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School: Athlone (Mixed) (roll number 16092)

Location:
Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Hunter
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0748, Page 044

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Why is a watchdog bigger by night than by day.
    Because he is let out at night and taken in in the morning.
    What's the cheapest house in the world.
    Buckingham palace because it was build for a sovereign.
    One leg and its heart in its head.
    A head of cabbage.
    Why are there two white horses at a wedding.
    To draw the carriage.
    As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, and all the men in Derry couldn't lift it up.
    A well.
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