School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)

Location:
Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán de Barra
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    What town in Ireland when reversed is the same?
    Ans., Navan.
    Where was Moses when the light went out?
    Ans., In the darkness.
    Where did Noah strike the first nail?
    Ans., On the head.
    What is it that you wouldn't like to have, and if you had it you would not give it away for all the world?
    Ans., A bald head.
    Cork and Londonderry, spell me that without a "k"?
    Ans., "that."
    A kitchen full a room full and you couldn't get a spoon full?
    Ans., Smoke.
    Half a circle, all a circle, the same again repeat, and A the body stands on two feet?
    Ans, GOGOA. [?]
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Coughlan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    John Coughlan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Derreennalomane, Co. Cork