School: Killenaule, Dúrlas Éile (B.)
- Location:
- Killenaule, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0564, Page 159
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- Riddles
I got these riddles from my Father
As round as an apple as deep as a cup and all the kings horses would not pull it up.
A well
Black I am but much admired men seek of me till they are tired I comfort horse and [?]man and tell me that riddle if you can
Coal
There was a man going through the street - Great Grizel [?] was his name. his solid clothes was dressed with gold and and there three times I have told his name
Was
On gravel I do travel on oak I do stand I rode a horse that was never foaled and carried the bridle in my hand.
A train
As I looked my slippery gap and saw my Uncle Davy I cut off his head and drank his blood and left his body easy
A bottle of wine.
What is one half of the moon like
like the other half
In can under bank ten drawn four
A person milking a cow
As round as a marble, as flat as a pan a half(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Edmond Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killenaule, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Patrick Brennan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Killenaule, Co. Tipperary
