School: An Cnocán Bán, Áth Treasa (roll number 12999)
- Location:
- Cummery Connell (South), Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Ríordáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0350, Page 299
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: An Cnocán Bán, Áth Treasa
- XML Page 299
- 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
- Q. As round as an apple, as plump as a ball, can climb the church, over steeple and all.
A. The Sun.
Q. What is it always walks with its head down?
A. A nail in your boot.
Q. What goes away above the ground, and returns under it?
A. A man with sods on his head.
Q. What goes away between two woods, and comes home between two waters ?
A. A man fetching water in pails.
Q. Middy-noddy, round body, three feet and a wooden hat.
A. A pot.
Q. What's full and holds more?
A. A pot full of potatoes when you pour water in.
Q. One half dead; the other half living, and a tail wagging.
A. A dog with its head in a pot.
Q. Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat. you may guess forever, but you couldnt guess that.
A. A pipe.
Q. Patch upon patch, without any stitches. Riddle me that and I'll buy you a pair of breeches !
A. A head of cabbage.(continues on next page)
