School: Goirtín

Location:
Gorteen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máiréad Ní Dhubhthaigh
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  1. Puzzles.
    As round as an apple, as plump as a ball, it climbs over churches, steeples and all.
    The Sun.
    As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, the whole of a woman and the head of a man.
    A Penny.
    What is it that goes from town to town and never runs?
    The Road.
    What goes up when the rain comes down?
    An umbrella.
    What is it that goes up the ladder with it's head down?
    The nail in a man's boot.
    What is it that over the house and never moves?
    The Roof.
    What goes around the house all day and sits in the corner at night?
    The twig.
    What is half the moon like?
    The other half.
    The man that made it never wore it, and the man that wore it never saw it.
    A coffin
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Carr
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gorteen, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Paddy Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Temple, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Rita Greally
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clogh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mike Treacy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Address
    Clogh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Maria Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    57
    Address
    Temple, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Simon Finn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Lenareagh, Co. Galway