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School: Cluainín, Granard

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Clooneen, Co. Longford
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Tomás Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 165

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    40. Why does a hen pick a pot? because she can't lick it.
    41. What goes round the house and round the house and leaves a loaf in every window. - Snow.
    42. Why is a bad pen like an angry cat - because it scratches.
    43. Long and narrow, thin and tall man a man it caused to fall - a gun.
    44. Haddy, Daddy, with a round black body and a big flat hat, what's that - a pot.
    45. Tramp - Could you give a poor fellow a bite.
    Farmer - Well I don't bite myself, but if you wait a minute I'll call call the dog.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Cunningham
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    9
    Address
    Druminacrehir, Co. Longford