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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 07_009

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    like a raincoat?
    Because it keeps you dry.
    Why is a watch like a grasshopper?
    Because it goes with a spring.
    Why are fisher-man great doctors?
    Because they can cure dead fish.
    What man is always making faces?
    A clock maker.
    When is a gardner like a story-teller?
    When he is working on his plot.
    When has a boy four hands?
    When he doubles his fists.
    What bird can lift the heaviest weight?
    A crane.
    Why are clouds like coach-men?
    Because they have to
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire de Paor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr John Marnell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    83
    Address
    Dunnamaggan, Co. Kilkenny