School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cinn Mhara

Location:
Kinvarra, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Siúracha na Trócaire
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    Why did Cain kill Abel?
    Because he was able.
    What is it we all have, we seldom use it ourselves, and yet everybody uses it.
    A name.
    Why is a horse never hungry.
    Because he always has a bit in his mouth.
    Where was the first nail struck?
    On the head.
    Why is it dangerous to walk in the country in Spring?
    Because the trees are shooting.
    Why do men make an oven in a town
    Because they cannot make a town in an oven.
    What man never turns to the left?
    A wheelwright.
    What man sat on the gallery and his foot were in the pit?
    Longfellow.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie Regan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinvarra, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Joe Conneely
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    36
    Address
    Kinvarra, Co. Galway