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School: Cor an Chasáin

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Cornasaus, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
E. Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1020, Page 211

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q. "Why would laundresses make good navigators."
    A. "Because they are always crossing the line and going from pole to pole."
    Q. "What is always at the head of fashon and never in date"
    A. "The letter F".
    Q. "When is a chair like a ladies dress"
    A. "When it is sat in".
    Q. "Why is washer-women very foolish"
    A. "Because they put out their tubs to catch soft-water when it is raining hard.
    Q."If a person got up on an ass, what would he get down in?"
    A. "A goose."
    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
    Patrick Clerkin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muff, Co. Cavan