1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Coillíní Carrowkelly

School: Coillíní Carrowkelly (roll number 7054)

Location:
Na Coillíní, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
M. Ó Brádaigh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0146, Page 38

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0146, Page 38

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: Coillíní Carrowkelly
  2. XML Page 38
  3. 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

  1. Riddles (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    All the kings horses, all the king's men
    Could not put humpidy dumpidy together again.
    (An egg)
    Why is a guard so strong?
    Because he holds up all the traffic with one hand)
    It's as round as an apple as deep as a cup and all the men in Derry town could not pick it up?
    (A well)
    It's deep and its damp and it's green about the bank and it's fit for a lord or a lady
    (A Grave)
    Why is Mrs Simson such a great draught player?
    (Because she had to remove two to get a king)
    Why do we go to bed?
    (Because the bed won't come to us)
    Why are Tylers and Mc Nultys so poor?
    (Because they have only Aherne between them)
    If all the counties of Ireland were thrown into the sea which would come safe?
    (Cork because it could float)
    What is the difference between a pig pill and a steep hill?
    (One is hard to get up and the other is hard to get down)
    What time is it on a turnip when three quarters are eaten?
    (A quarter to eat)
    What's smaller than a flys mouth?
    (The thing that does into it)
    Two black men two white men went into a car two black
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ellen Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Béal Leice, Co. Mhaigh Eo