School: Ganntaigh (Ganty)

Location:
Ganty, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Sorcha Bean Uí Chlúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0034, Page 0164

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  1. If I went up a hill on an ass, what would I get down on ?
    A goose.
    Travels high, lies low, wears boots but has none ?
    A football.
    What would make more noise under a gate than one pig ?
    Two pigs.
    As I went out a slippery gap, I met my Uncle Daisy, a stick in his hand, a stone in his middle. Riddle me that and I will give you a fiddle ?
    A sloe in a bush.
    Why does a dog give two turns before he sits down ?
    Because one good turn deserves another.
    Brown I am, much admired, many a horse I ever tired; tire a horse, wear a man, tell me this riddle if you can ?
    A saddle.
    What is it that has teeth and cannot eat ?
    A comb.
    As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, one side a woman the other a man ?
    A penny.
    As round as a rainbow, it has teeth like a cat, if you were guessing you would never guess that ?
    A briar.
    Tink tank, under a bank, ten drawing four ?
    A woman milking a cow.
    Little red Nancy sitting by the wall, eats all she gets, but drinks none atall ?
    A fire.
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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
    James Raftery
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garracloon, Co. Galway