School: Mercy Convent, Belturbet

Location:
Belturbet, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
(name not given)
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  1. Why is a drawn tooth like a thing forgotten?
    (Because it is out of the head)
    What is that which lives in Winter, dies in Summer, and grows with its roots up?
    (An Icicle.)
    What is the difference between an ass and a postage-stamp?
    (You lick one with a stick, and you stick the other with a lick.)
    What is the difference between a goose and an Author?
    (A goose has many quills but an author can make
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Reynolds
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Belturbet, Co. Cavan