School: Baile na Sagart, Lios Mór

Location:
Feagarrid, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
G. Armstong
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  1. Riddles. 22-2-38
    Q. As black as ink, as white as milk, and hops on the road like hailstone?
    A. A Magpie.
    Q. How many feet have forty sheep, a shepherd and his dog?
    A. Two.
    Q. Black and white went over fence, white stayed over and black came hither?
    A. A black hen went over the fence, she played an egg and left it over after her, and herself came hither.
    Q. What city fits in a bottle?
    A. The city of Cork.
    Q. What is full and holds more?
    A. A pot full of potatoes when you pour the water in.
    Q. If a person was sent to town, and was told to get three messages with one penny, how would he get them?
    A. He would get the change of a penny at one shop, he would get a halfpenny worth at another shop, and he would buy another halfpenny worth at another shop, then he would have three messages.
    Q. What goes up a ladder with its head down?
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr David Ryan
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballysaggart More, Co. Waterford