School: Cnoc an Teampoill (B.), Ráth Luirc

Location:
Freemount, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Breathnach
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    see it, yet it is nearer to you than to me
    (Back of head)
    5) I went down the road,
    I went up the road
    And I brought it with me on my back
    (A Ladder)
    6) It comes in on a person's shoulder, And it goes out like a silken thread
    (Turf or Coal)
    7) An old little brown man with his house on his back
    (A Snail)
    8) Tim's grandmother was Daniels' mother: what reaction was Tim to Daniel?
    (Daniel was Tim's son)
    9) I throw it up as white as snow, And it comes down a flag of yellow gold
    (An egg)
    (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
    Joseph Nunan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    David Nunan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortnascregga, Co. Cork