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 355

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    I washed my face in water which was neither rain nor rum, and I dried it in a cloth that was neither woven nor spun?
    I washed it in the dew, and I dried it in the sun.
    What nation will always win in the end?
    Determination.
    Why is a turkey a wise bird?
    Because he never makes a goose of himself.
    What three letters turn a boy into a man?
    Age.
    What wig is it impossible for a barber to make?
    An earwig.
    What is there but can't be seen.
    The wind.
    If a ton of coal costs ten shillings, what would a creel of turf come to?
    Ashes.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Loughran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    10