School: Castlegal (C.) (roll number 15966)
- Location:
- Castlegal, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Máire Ní Oireachtaigh
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- Riddles 21-6-1938
These are some of the riddle which I hear given out in my District.
(1) King O'Rourke sat on his stool, he took out his long thing, and thought it a fool, its not a fool or no such thing, for many a black hole it was in?
Answer Pen and Ink
(2) A useful useless instrument when its bought its never lent, he that buys it never owns, and he that owns it, never knows it.
Answer A Coffin
(3) Through the water and through the water and never touches the water.
Answer An egg in a duck
(4) What is it that is too short and to take a bit off it and it is long enough.
Answer A Grave
(5) Through the wood and through the wood and leaves a rag on every bush.
Answer Snow.
(6) Through the wood and through the wood with its head down.
Answer A nail in a mans boot.
(7) Riddle me riddle me ranty ro me father gave me seeds to sow. The seeds were black(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Delia Harrison
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bunduff, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Michael Harrison
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
