School: Baile na Martra (C.) (roll number 13651)

Location:
Castlemartyr, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Mary J. Fitzsimmons
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    Q. handsomer when the head is off it?
    A A pillow
    Q What has a tongue and cannot speak?
    A A boot
    Q What has a eye and cannot see?
    A A needle
    Q What has a head and no shoulders?
    A A pin
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlemartyr, Co. Cork
    Informant
    John Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlemartyr, Co. Cork