School: Ballinamore (B.) (roll number 2820)

Location:
Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Heslin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0224, Page 241

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  1. Q. Riddle me, riddle me what is that under the hat and over the head?
    A. Hair on your head.
    Q. Why is the sun like a hard working carpenter?
    A. Because he is always making beams.
    Q. As round as an apple,
    As sharp as a lance,
    If you get up on it,
    It would carry you to France?
    A. The moon
    Q. What is the difference between a married man and a unmarried woman?
    A. The married man kisses his and the unmarried woman misses the kisses.
    Q. Hairy all over.
    Rough in the skin.
    Two things dangling,
    And one going in?
    A. A pig eating
    Q. A leaper of ditches
    A cropper of corn,
    (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
    Bertie O' Hara
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilrush, Co. Leitrim
    Collector
    Jerry Crossan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tully, Co. Leitrim