School: Tallanstown (roll number 2746)

Location:
Tallonstown, Co. Louth
Teacher:
E. Mac Gráinnne
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  1. Local riddles
    What it it that when you take away the whole your have still some left?
    Wholesome
    What goes about on its head all day and sleeps on its head all night?
    A nail in your boot
    The beginning of Eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end and the end of every race?
    The letter E
    Collected Francis Woods
    Thomastown
    Louth
    Co Louth
    Got from Mike Mullen
    Priorstate
    Louth
    Co Louth
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis Woods
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Thomastown, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mike Mullen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Priorstate, Co. Louth