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School: Howth (C.)

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Howth, Co. Dublin
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M. Ní Bhuain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 10

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    41. What goes up a ladder with its head down?
    A nail in a man's boot.
    Mr James Rickard,
    St Laurence's Road,
    Howth
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    42. What ladder can you not climb?
    The ladder in your stocking.
    43. What is the smallest bridge in the world?
    The bridge of your nose.
    Ignatius O'Rourke,
    "Clifton"
    Howth
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    44. What is as round as an apple, as flat as a pan, half a woman and half a man?
    A penny.
    Mrs Manley,
    Ivor Lodge,
    Howth
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