School: Offerlane (roll number 13158)
- Location:
- Tinnakill, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Liam de Chléir
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 275
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Offerlane
- XML Page 275
- XML “Riddles”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- I;
What is the pain of which every one makes light.
Answer; A window pain.
II;
As i was going to St, Ive's,I met a man with seven wives, every wife had seven sacks, every sack had seven cats, every cat had seven hits kits, cats sacks, and wives how many were going to St Ive's.
Answer: One.
III:
Why is the pith of a tree like the tip of a dogs tail.
Answer; Because it is farthest from the bark.
IV:
What is that which every living being has seen and will never see again.
Answer; Yesterday.
V; What is the difference between the North Pole and the South Pole.
Answer; A world of difference.
VI:
In which month do ladies talk least.
Answer; Feb, the shortest.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Prescott
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolrain, Co. Laois
