School: Tuairín Chathail (B.) (roll number 10392)

Location:
Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Cróinín
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    "Two little angels all dressed in white got the feaver and died last night"
    (Two candles)
    "As I went into a field of wheat I met a thing that you could eat. It was rather fish flesh mutton or bone and after a time it would walk alone
    (An egg)
    "As I went to Slippery gap and met my uncle Davy I cut off his head and left his body easy (A head of cabbage)
    I went up a road I went down the road and I carried the road in my back"
    (A ladder)
    "A flock of white cows and a red one in the middle" (Teeth and Tongue)
    "Riddle me riddle me what is that over the head and under the hat"
    (The hair of your head)
    I have a little sister they called her peep, pap she waded in the waters so deep, deep, deep She climed up the hill side so high, high, high and dear little sister has a very bright eye
    (A star)
    (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
    Denis Cronin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Reaboy, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Michael Cronin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Reaboy, Co. Kerry