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School: Áth na gClaidheamh (roll number 10537)

Location:
Annagleve, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
S. Mac Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0937, Page 354

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    Why is a young girl like a soldier?
    One powders her face and the other faces the powder.
    Why does the chimney smoke?
    Because it can't chew.
    Patch upon patch without any stitches?
    A cabbage.
    Clinkety clink, down the bank, ten drawing four?
    A person milking.
    Why is a baby like a ship?
    Ome makes its bed in the water and the other makes its water in the bed.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Loughran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    10