School: Knockjames

Location:
Knockjames, Co. Clare
Teacher:
(name not given)
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  1. Riddles. 12-11-'37
    I. Under fire an over fire and never touches fire.
    A cake in an oven.
    II. Spell red rogue of the hill in three letters.
    Fox.
    III. I went up the road and I went down the road and I carried the road in my back.
    A ladder.
    IV. Which is the goose or the white goose the gander.
    None of them.
    (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
    Nellie Digedan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Digedan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derryulk Middle, Co. Clare