School: Sraith, Magh Sheasta

Location:
Sragh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Gormáin
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  1. Through a rock, through a ree,
    Through an old spinning wheel,
    Through a basin full of pepper,
    And through a horse's shin bone?
    Thunder and lighting.
    What is it that has holes and yet holds water?
    A sponge.
    There is a little man below in the field
    When I pull his leg, his nose does bleed?
    A pump.
    Around the corner there is a pole, and in the pole there is a lease, and in the lease there is a man.
    A policeman.
    What is it that has teeth and cannot eat?
    A saw.
    Why is an aeroplane like a policeman?
    Because they both take you up.
    What is the beset key in the world?
    Whiskey.
    What has four legs and can't walk.
    A table.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Siobhán Ní Chléirigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountrivers, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Cáit Ní Chléirigh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    58
    Address
    Mountrivers, Co. Clare