School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
Browse
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 07_009

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 07_009

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: Clonmel Convent
  2. XML Page 07_009
  3. XML “Riddles (Local)”

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. Why do a hen pick a pot?
    Answer: Because she cannot lick it.
    Betty inside the ditch betty outside the ditch if you touch betty she will bite you?
    Answer: A nettle
    What runs but doesn't walk?
    Answer: A tap.
    It is black and white and red all over?
    Answer: A newspaper
    Ink ank under the
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Hogan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Miss B. Hogan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary