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.
  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.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Áine Nic Mhathúna
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballycasheen, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Patrick Mac Mahon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Ballycasheen, Co. Clare