School: Béal an Mhuirthid (C.) (roll number 14857)

Location:
Béal an Mhuirthead, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Sorcha, Bean Uí Náraidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0134, Page 407

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  1. Riddles
    15th July 1938
    What is it you would not like to have and if you had it you would not like to loose it.
    (A: bald head)
    What is the difference between a white hen and a black hen
    (A: black hen can lay a white egg and a white hen cannot lay a black egg)
    Why is a proud lady like a drunken man
    (A: They are both fond of the glass)
    Flies high, flies low, wears shoes but has none
    (A: football)
    Its out of the wood and sounds and earns a shilling and many a crown.
    (A: fiddle)
    Why does a hen pick a pot
    (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
    Mary O' Boyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Béal an Mhuirthead, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John O' Boyle
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Béal an Mhuirthead, Co. Mayo