School: Baile na Cille (roll number 1320)

Location:
Ballynakill, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Éinrí Ó Mainnín
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    hat?
    The man with the biggest head.
    Out of a roomful you could not take a spoonful?
    Smoke.
    What is behind the time?
    The back of the clock.
    When is the clock hungry?
    When it is going to eight o'clock.
    What is it that a lady always looks for an never wishes to find?
    A hole in her stocking.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Emily Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cuilleen, Co. Galway