School: Garrdha Dubhlios, Pálás Gréine (roll number 10991)

Location:
Garrydoolis, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Nuanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0518, Page 086

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0518, Page 086

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  1. 1. Q. What is bought by the yard and worn by the foot.
    A. (A Carpet)
    2. Q. What stick never grew in the wood.
    A. (A Candlestick)
    3. Q. It is the beginning of eternity
    The end of time or pace
    The beginning of every end
    And the end of every race
    A. (The letter "e")
    4. Q. The man that made it never wore it and the man that wore it never saw it
    A. (A Coffin)
    5. Q. What is it when tis closed tis open and when "tis open tis closed"
    A. (The gates of a railway)
    6. What is always behind time:
    A. (The back of a clock).
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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
    Martin Comans
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloghaready, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    John Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Garrydoolis, Co. Limerick