School: Cnoc an Iubhair (B.)

Location:
Kealid, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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  1. 1. There is a room and in this room there is a press, and in this press there is a cup, and in this cup there is a sup that every one must taste.
    Ans. Death.
    2. What turns with out ever moving.
    Ans. Milk.
    3. The man that made it never wore it, the man that wore it never saw it.
    Ans. A Coffin.
    4. What is it that is full by day and empty by night.
    Ans. A shoe.
    5. Tis in, tis out, tis like a trout, tis slippery, wet and greasy.
    Ans. Your tongue.
    6. What wears shoes but never wore them.
    Ans. A Football.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Stack
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Informant
    Patrick Enright
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Murher, Co. Kerry