School: Eaglais

Location:
Burren, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
S. Ó Mongaigh
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  1. The whistling of a woman
    The crowing of a hen
    Wakens the Devil out of his den
    "How many eights to make 1000
    Ans eight eights
    8
    8
    8
    888
    88
    ----
    1000
    Which would you rather die an Irishman or an Englishman
    Ans An Irishman because when you die the people wake you
    whats the smallest bridge in the world
    ans the bridge in your nose
    It grew with leafs and lived with hairs and now its dead and live bones living in it
    Ans a pair of clogs
    Over the water and under the water and always with its head down
    Ans A nail in the bottom of a ship
    Why is a passionate man like 59 minutes past 12.
    Ans He is just going to strike one.
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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
    Michael Neary
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Michael Neary
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Sarnaght, Co. Mayo