School: Clochar na Trócaire, Baile an Róba

Location:
Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Na Siúracha
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  1. 1.
    Ireland, England, France and Spain,
    Met together in a shower of rain,
    Wrapped in a cloth and tied with a
    string.
    If you tell me this riddle I’ll give you a
    ring.
    (Plum-pudding)
    2.
    It is black and it is white,
    And it is olive green.
    The king could not guess it neither the
    queen. (Rainbow)
    3.
    As green as grass but it is not grass,
    As red as blood but it is not blood,
    As black as ink but it is not ink.
    What is it ?
    (Black-berry)
    4.
    As round as an apple,
    As deep as a cup,
    And all the men in Connaght could not pull it up.
    (The sun down in a well)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josie Feeney
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Feeney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    55
    Address
    Aghinish, Co. Mayo