1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Clochar na Toirbhirte, Fethard

School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Fethard (roll number 8903)

Location:
Fethard, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Agatha
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0557, Page 357

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0557, Page 357

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Fethard
  2. XML Page 357
  3. XML “Riddles”
  4. 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

  1. Riddles (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    What was the first thing Adam planted in the Garden of Eden?
    His foot.
    Why is a kiss on a telephone like a straw hat?
    Because it's not felt.
    Why are old maids always like Volunteers?
    Because they are always ready but seldom wanted.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. Riddles

    Share Share Post
    A room full a house full and you couldn't get a spoonful? Smoke.
    What goes up when the rain comes down?
    An umbrella.
    I have a little house and a mouse wouldn't fit in it, and all the men in Tipperary couldn't count all the windows in it?
    A thimble.
    Why is a soldier tired on the first of April?
    Because he is after a long March.
    What did the cat get when she crossed the Sahara desert?
    Tired.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Miss R. Stokes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fethard, Co. Tipperary