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School: Cill Srianáin (Jamestown) (roll number 1024)

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Jamestown, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Ghormáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 438

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    How do you spell "blind pig" with 2 letters?
    P.G without an 'I' (eye).
    In which month do women talk least?
    February, because it's shortest.
    Why is a mouse like grass?
    Because the cat'll (cattle) eat it.
    What is the difference between a cat and a comma?
    A cat has claws at the end of its paws, a comma a pause at the end of a clause.
    Why is a skein of thread like the root of an oak?
    When it is full of knots.
    What is it, gives a cold, cures a cold and pays the doctor?
    A draft.
    Why is a dog's tail like the heart of a tree?
    It's farthest away from the bark.
    When is it a good thing to lose your temper?
    When it is a bad one.
    There is a white hill and under that white hill is a yellow flower.
    An egg.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary E. Regan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aughriman, Co. Leitrim