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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 336

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    not inside she is surely out.
    Black and white and read all over?
    A newspaper.
    I am more afraid of a clucking hen than King George and all his men?
    A worm.
    Why is a horse cleverer than a mouse?
    Because it can run away when in a trap.
    What is it when you knock out one eye has only a nose left?
    Noise.
    What is the difference between a tenant and the son of a widow?
    The tenant has to pay rents and the son of a widow has not two parents (pay rents).
    Name me and you destroy me?
    Silence.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Eileen Casey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath