School: Cnoc an Iubhair (B.)

Location:
Kealid, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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  1. 1. A little white horse on a heap of stones, when he eats a bite he always groans.
    Ans. A Gun.
    2. A bridge, and a river without a stick, or a stake, or a stone.
    Ans. The Rainbow.
    3. As white as a sheet, as green as a leek, as red as a rose, as black as the crows.
    Ans. The Blackberry.
    4. A flock of white sheep upon a red hill. Here they go, there they go, and now they stand still.
    Ans. Your teeth.
    (continues on next page)
    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 Broderick
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Informant
    Patrick Drury
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    77
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Coilagurteen (Bridge), Co. Kerry