1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove)

School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove) (roll number 15138)

Location:
Hollygrove, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Gleannáin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0403

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0403

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove)
  2. XML Page 0403
  3. XML “Riddles Common in this Locality”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Riddles Common in this Locality (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    Because she cannot lick it.
    Why does a cow look over the ditch.
    Because she cannot look under it.
    Where was Moses when the light went out.
    In the dark.
    If a herring cost twopence what is he worth when he is half eaten.
    Worth turning.
    Why is Ireland like a bottle of wine.
    Because Cork fits in it.
    Why is Ireland the
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English