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School: Ballinamore (B.) (roll number 2820)

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Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Heslin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0224, Page 219

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    Why does a miller wear a white cap?
    To cover his head.
    What turns without moving?
    Milk.
    What pupil in school suffers the most?
    The pupil of the eye.
    What makes more noise at a gate than a pig?
    Two pigs.
    Spell the red rogue of the world in three letters?
    Fox.
    What day in the week is the strongest?
    Sunday.
    What is the difference between a jugful of water, and a man throwing his wife in a river?
    One is water in a pitcher, and the other is a pitcher of water.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Sharkey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim