Riddles

transcribed at

St Brigid's, Castleknock  [duchas:4385259]

Told by Mrs Morrison
Abbey Lodge
Clonsilla
Co Dublin

Written by her daughter Eileen aged 12.

It's black it's white and it's read all over.
A paper.
What's the difference between a soldier and a lady.
The soldier faces the powder and the lady powders the face.
What part of a cat gets into a hole the first.
Its whiskers.
What is the shyest thing in a house.
The clock because it always has its hands on its face.
Why is a donkey like a stamp.
Because one goes on with a stick and the  other goes on with a lick.
Why is a lady's jumper like a banana skin.
Because it's easy to slip on.
What side of a cup is the handle on.
The outside.
Twenty sick sheep went out a gap, one fell dead and  how many came back.
None.
There's six pigeons on  a gate a shot from my gun