School: Baile na n-Éan (Birdstown) (roll number 16090)
- Location:
- Birdstown Demesne, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: P. Mac Fhlaithbheartaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 409
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- A collection of Riddles
In between two woods and out between to waters?
A man carrying water.
What is the difference between a new penny and an old shilling?
Eleven pence.
What goes round the house and round the house and peeps into every hole?
The sun.
where was Moses when the light went out?
In the dark.
Why dose the cow look over the hill?
Because she can't see through it.
Wee head and no eyes long legs and short thies?
The tanages.
If you were on one side of the river and the devil on the other side what would do to save your sole?
Walk on your heels.
Why dose a hen pick a pot?
Because she cant lick it.
What part of the cow goes in to the byer first?
Her breath.
What did the man get when he stole the calendar?
Twelve months.
Chip chip cherry all the men in Derry could not catch chip chip cherry.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lizzie Grant
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garvary, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- James Grant
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Garvary, Co. Donegal
