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School: Ballynacargy (C.) (roll number 7893)

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Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 334

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    As black as ink as white as know and it hops on the road like a hailstone?
    A magpie.
    London, Derry, Cork and Kerry spell me that without a K?
    That
    Where do you always find the cart before the horse?
    In the dictionary.
    Why is a spoon like a runaway horse?
    Because they both cause a stir.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Casey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath