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School: Ballyhaise

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Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Thos. Plunkett
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0973, Page 286

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  2. Collection of Riddles

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    Q. What has twelve wings and cannot fly.
    A. "A shilling."
    Q. A lepper of ditches a clipper of hedges a little brown cow and two leather horns.
    A. "A hare."
    Q. Why is a tailor never to be found at home.
    A. "Because he is always cutting out."
    Q. Where do you go our tenth birthday.
    A. "Into your eleventh year."
    Q. What trees grow best in a fire.
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