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School: Dunleer (B.) (roll number 1306)

Location:
Dunleer, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ó Ceallaigh
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    4. There is a thing that I suppose it has two legs and ner'e a nose it has a mouth and n'ere a chin and in the middle there runs a spring?
    Ans -: A Scissors.
    5. What is most like a cats tail?
    Ans -: A kittens
    6. How many hares in a horse?
    Ans -: Ten (10 = 3d in 2/6)
    7. What is the difference between a school master and a train driver?
    Ans -: One minds the train
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English