School: Sráid na Trágha, Tralee (roll number 12356)

Location:
Strand Street, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Mac Cárthaigh
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  1. Who is it? he killed his mother, buried his father, married his sister and committed no sin? A Priest He killed his mother in child birth, buried his father when he died, he was a priest so he married his sister to another man
    Patch upon patch without any stiches riddle me that and I will buy you a new britches?
    Answers A head of cabbage.
    Did you ever hear of the empty jug?
    Ans. There is nothing in it
    Why is an island like the letter T ?
    Ans. It is in the middle of water.
    What is cut and never eaten?
    Ans. A deck of cards.
    Joe Dalton,
    11 James St,
    Tralee.
    Told to me by Mrs Lees,
    3 James st,
    Tralee.
    I know a house that a mouse could not fit in and all the men in Kerry could not count how many windows in it?
    Ans. A thimble.
    It’s black and white and read all over?
    Ans. A newspaper.
    What turns without moving?
    Ans. Milk.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Dalton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    James Street, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Leen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    James Street, Co. Kerry
  2. I know a house that a mouse could not fit in and all the men in Kerry could not count how many windows in it ?
    Ans a thimble.
    It's black and white and read all over ?
    Ans. A newspaper.
    What turns without moving?
    Ans. milk.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.