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School: Woodland (roll number 8464)

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Woodland, Co. Donegal
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Mrs Crossan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1085, Page 51

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    a tall one and a small one. The tall one was the father of the small one but the small one was not the son of the tall man. What was the small one to the tall one?
    (The daughter)
    (10) Why is an empty room like a house full of married people?
    (Because there is not a single person in it)
    (11) Pray tell me ladies if you can who is this very peculiar man. Although he has married many a wife he may still live single all his life.
    (A clergyman)
    (12) What is the difference between a wet day and a man with toothache?
    (One is roaring with pain and the other is pouring with rain)
    (13) What is the difference between a sure horse and a blacksmith?
    (One is a sure horse and the other is a horse shoer)
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Celia Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyraine, Co. Donegal