1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Newtown, Fertullagh

School: Newtown, Fertullagh

Location:
Newtownlow, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
K. Shumacher
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 013

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 013

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: Newtown, Fertullagh
  2. XML Page 013
  3. XML “Weather-Lore”
  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. Weather-Lore (continued)

    Share Share Post
    You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.
    (continued from previous page)
    Cancel
    Transcription guide »
    By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

  2. Riddles

    Share Share Post
    1. What makes as much in the day as covers it at night?
    The fire.
    2. Why is a plum cake like an ocean?
    Because it has many currants.
    3. How would you get down off an ass?
    There is no down on him.
    4. As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, one side a woman, the other a man?
    A penny.
    5. When is a fish like an aeroplane?
    When he rises and takes a fly.
    6. What is it that can't see, hear, or speak, yet it has four fingers, and a thumb?
    A glove.
    7. Why is a thief always a reasonable man?
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit