1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Béal Átha Feorainne (C.)

School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 16_006

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 16_006

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.)
  2. XML Page 16_006
  3. XML “Riddles”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Riddles

    Share Share Post
    1. As rounds as an apple as plump as a ball can climb the church over steeple and all.?
    The Sun.
    2. What is it always walks with its head down.?
    A Nail in your foot.
    3. What goes away between two woods and comes home between two waters.?
    A man fetching a pale of water.
    4. What goes away above the ground and returns under it.?
    A Man with a sod on his head.
    5. Middy-noddy round body three and a wooden hat.?
    A Pot.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Winnie Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creeharmore, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mr John Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creeharmore, Co. Roscommon