School: Béal Átha Hubhla (B.) (roll number 3997)

Location:
Ballyhooly, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dáithí Ó Murchadha
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  1. Comh h-árd le falla, comh dearg le fuill, cómh bán le sneachta, cómh milis le míl.
    Fréagra - Ubhall

    Cad é an cúis a theigheann an chearc treasna an bhóthair
    Freagra - Cun dul go dtí an taobh eile

    Cad a teigheann timcheall na pairce agus stadann sé ag an ngeata
    Freagra - An claidhe

    Trucaill lán de admad agus nil bhata cam na direac ann
    Freagra - Luaithrig treasc

    Duibhin o Duibh thar fairrge anoir ag innsint sceul gan feitgan (?) fuil
    Freagra - Litir

    Sean duine beag donn is a bóthan ar a drom aige
    Freagra - Seilimide

    Cim se é agus ní fheicir sé é agus tá sé nios goire duit sé na domhsa é
    Freagra - Cul do cinn

    Lán de parice dé buaibh bána agus bó mór dearg eatortha istigh
    Freagra - Do cuid fiacail agus do teanga

    Bíonn sé insan t-siopa agus ní díoltar é, bíonn sé insan abhainn agus ní baghtar é, agus bíonn sé insan ngort agus ní baintear é
    Freagra - Solas na greine

    Is cruinne é na do cheann agus is sí é na mile crann
    Freagra - Ceirtlín snatha

    Tágann sé isteach ar guailnibh daoine, is teigheann sé amac mar snatha síoda
    Freagra - Móin nó gual

    Teactaire beag ó thig go thig agus bíonn sé amuig is t-oidhche
    Freagra - Boithrín
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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
    Irish
    Collector
    Liam Ó Lombárd
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Bloomfield Cross Roads, Co. Cork