School: Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)

Location:
Crusheen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Bruaideadha
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    Riddles 20-12-'37.
    1.What is the sweetest thing in the world?
    Answer.A honeycomb.
    2 Which is the oldest tree in the world?
    Answer.The Elder.
    3 What is that,that has hands and cannot feel
    Answer.A clock.
    4.Under the fire and over the fire and it cannot touch the fire.
    Answer.A cake in the oven.
    5.As i went up St. Stephens steeple I met three christian people .the were neither men nor women
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Beití Ní Chlúmhain
    Gender
    Female