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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 233

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Why are clocks like crickets?
    Because they both move by springs.
    Why is a farmer cruel to his corn?
    Because he pulls its ears and threshes it.
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  2. Riddles

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    What's the biggest building in the world?
    A library because there are hundreds of stories in it.
    Why is the railway terminus like a hook?
    Because it's the end of the line.
    The half of a moon.
    The whole of a hill.
    There's a little town in Leitrim
    And it stands there still?
    Mohill.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Charlie Comerford
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim