School: Caimthír (Camphire), Ceapach Chuinn (roll number 15129)

Location:
Camphire, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Nóra Bean Uí Chradóig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0636, Page 292

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    A central point and a measural use,
    The name of a town it will surely produce?
    Midleton.
    Why is a dog's tail like the centre of a tree?
    Because it's furthest away from the bark.
    Why is Ireland like a bottle?
    Because there is a Cork in it.
    Where was Moses when the candle went out?
    In the dark.
    What is the first thing you do when you go into bed?
    Bruise the bed.
    What is black and white and read all over?
    A newspaper.
    What comes with the wagon and goes with the wagon and is no use to the wagon?
    Noise.
    What goes round the wood and round the wood and never goes into the wood?
    The bark of a tree.
    Cork and Kerry, Londonderry, spell me that without a K.
    T-h-a-t.
    Two O's, an L and A D. Put them together
    (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
    Noel Lawless
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Camphire, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Tomás Ó Núnáin
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Camphire, Co. Waterford