School: Scoil na mBráthar, Caiseal (roll number 16726)
- Location:
- Cashel, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An Br. B. E. Ó hOireabháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0555, Page 208
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- Riddle. As round as an apple' as plump as a ball, can climb the Church over steeple and all.
Answer. The Sun
Riddle. Headed like a thimble; tailed like a rat, you may guess for ever, but you couldn't guess that.
Answer. A pipe
Riddle. What when full holds more.
Answer. A pot full of potatoes when you pour water in.
Riddle. What goes away between two woods and comes home between two waters.
Answer. A man fetching water in two pails.
Riddle. What is it that always walks with its head down.
Answer. A nail in a person's boot.
Riddle. What goes round the wood, and round the wood and never gets into the wood.
Answer. The bark of a tree.
Riddle. Patch upon patch without any stitches, riddle me that and I'll buy you a pair of breeches.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tony Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs N. Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Tipperary
