School: Cill Brainis, Bun Clóidighe

Location:
Kilbrannish South, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Cáit Nic an Ultaigh
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  1. A collection of riddles
    Chip chip cherry, all the men in Derry would not climb chip chip cherry
    answer: the smoke.
    Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat, you can guess for ever but you will never guess that
    answer: a piper
    Humpty Dumpity sat on a wall, Humpty dumpty had a great fall, 4 score and 4 more could not put Humpty together again.
    Answer: A broken egg
    As thick as a mill shaft as sound as a ring as crooked as a leaping hook and as thin as a pin.
    Answer: Cow
    I had a little sister, she climbed the hills, so high, high and she waded the waters so deep, deep and she had one little bright eye.
    Answer: A star
    got from Mr Luke Foley, Craan
    Bunclody
    Thomas Foley Craan Bunclody
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Craan, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Mr Luke Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Craan, Co. Carlow