School: Ballystrang (roll number 15364)

Location:
Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Cuinn
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  1. R. A man went away on horse back on Friday and he stayed away a week and came back on the same Friday. How did he do it?
    A. Friday was the name of the horse.
    R. What is it that water can wash and the sun can not day?
    A. Butter.
    R. I have four brothers and the four of them work to-gether and if one of them died the other three would be useless.
    A. A pair of knitting needles.
    R. As I was going through a gate I meet my uncle David
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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
    Collector
    Agnes Curran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killymasny, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Willie Curran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killymasny, Co. Donegal