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School: Seefin (B. & C.) (roll number 12874)

Location:
Seefin, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
James P. Byrne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0096G, Page 02_011

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    Tink tank under the bank ten drawing four (A woman milking a cow.
    Why does a hen pick the pot. (because she cannot lick it. It opens like a barn door it shuts like a trap many a thing you would think of before you would think of that. (A umbrealla. As round as an apple as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other side a man. (A penny. Why does a men cross the road. (because she wants to get the other side.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Cunningham
    Gender
    Male