School: Mionloch (C) (roll number 8800)

Location:
Menlough, Co. Galway
Teachers:
Bean Uí Oisín Bean Uí Dhubhagáin
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  1. Ques. What pen was never written with.
    Ans. A pen for sheep.
    Ques. As round as an apple as deep as a cup and all the kings horses would not pull it up.
    Ans. The sun shining in the well.
    Ques. Four feet, a head and a foot.
    Ans. A bed.
    Ques. Why does a horse not be hungry going on a journey.
    Ans. Because she has a bit in her mouth.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Rita Lally
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Scanlon
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Pollnabrone, Co. Galway