School: Cnoc an Iubhair (B.)

Location:
Kealid, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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  1. 1. What is it, that the more you take out of it the larger it becomes.
    Ans. A hole.
    2. What is the shortest bridge in the world.
    Ans. The bridge of my nose.
    3. What is it that has three feet and no legs.
    Ans. A yard.
    4. What is the slowest tree to grow in the wood.
    Ans. A sloe tree.
    5. I threw it up white, and it came down yellow.
    Ans. An egg.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Informant
    Michael Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Carhooearagh, Co. Kerry