School: Killinaboy (roll number 12557)

Location:
Killinaboy, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Céilleachair
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  1. If a man had ten sons, and each son had a sister, how many children would he have?
    (Eleven)
    Have you ever seen a deer with horns?
    (No with your eyes you have seen him)
    If a man got sixpence for walking a mile what would he get for walking thirty miles?
    (Sore feet)
    Why is a shoe maker like a dying man?
    (Because he lays down “awl,” he nears his end, and prepares the sole for the last.)
    If I lost a shilling and suddenly found it what would I do?
    (Give up looking for it)
    What flies with four wings? (Two birds)

    Collected by: - Máirtín Ó Grádaigh, Nooan.
    Told by: - (Miss) Mary Kate O Grady, Nooan, (his aunt.)
    (60 years)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máirtín Ó Grádaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Nooan, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Miss Mary Kate O' Grady
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Nooan, Co. Clare
  2. Brown am I and well admired and many a horse I have tired. I tire a horse, I worry a man, riddle me that if you can.
    (A saddle)
    The man that made it never wore it, and the man that wore it never saw it? (A coffin)

    Collected by: - Áine Nigh Mhathúna, Ballycashen,
    Told by: - Patrick Mc Mahon Ballycashen,(her father.)
    (58 years)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.