School: Inch Island

Location:
Carrickanee, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Mac Fhinn
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  1. Q. As I looked over the garden wall I heard a man that give a call. His head was flesh and his mouth was horn. Such a man was never born.
    A:= A rooster.
    Q. What has teeth and cannot eat.
    A:- A comb.
    Q. Iron nippers and iron toes she is the lady can scar the crows.
    A:- A gun.
    Q:- What is half a herring worth?
    A:- Worth eating the other half.
    Q: What works all day and dies
    (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
    Charles Mc Dermott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baylet, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Minnie Mc Dermott
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baylet, Co. Donegal