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School: Mullach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 3928)

Location:
Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Sandair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 018

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    Under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire.
    Answer= A cake in an oven
    What is the difference between a good soldier and a fashionable lady?
    Answer= A good soldier faces the powder and a fashionable lady powders the face
    What is the difference between a stamp and a woman?
    Answer= One is a female and the other is a fee for the mail
    Why is an ass like a stamp?
    Answer= Because you lick an ass with a stick and you stick a stamp with a lick.
    Why is a station-master like a teacher?
    Answer= Because a station-master minds the train and a teacher trains the mind
    What goes around the floor and a harrow after it?
    Answer= A hen and a clutch of chickens
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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
    Máirtín Mac Flannchadha
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowlagan, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Bean Uí Dhomhnalláin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowlagan, Co. Clare