1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)

School: Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)

Location:
Crusheen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Bruaideadha
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593B, Page 12_003

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593B, Page 12_003

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: Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)
  2. XML Page 12_003
  3. XML “Béaloideas - Scéalta”
  4. XML “Riddles”

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

  2. Riddles

    Share Share Post
    Riddles 21-12-'37
    1.Why is a schoolmaster like a Station Master ?
    Ans, The Station Master minds the train, and the School master trains the mind.
    2. As round as an apple as deep as a cup,and all the King's horses wouldn't draw it up.
    Ans, A well.
    3.Four little bottles sitting on
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Domhnall Mac Conmara
    Gender
    Male