1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Clochar na Trócaire, Ráth Luirc

School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ráth Luirc

Location:
An Ráth, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
An tSiúr Proinnséas
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0368, Page 300

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0368, Page 300

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: Clochar na Trócaire, Ráth Luirc
  2. XML Page 300
  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

    Share Share Post
    Riddles
    Q. Why does a hen pick the dish?
    A. Because she cannot lick it
    Q. What part of a hare goes out the gap first?
    A. Its breath.
    Q. What is between two yards.?
    A. A wall.
    Q. Its black its white its read all-over?
    A. A newspaper.
    Q. What does a envelope say when its licked?
    A. It shut up and says nothing
    Q. Why is the letter B like fire
    A. Because it makes oil Boil
    Q. Its under the water its over the water and it never touches the water.
    A. The sun.
    (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
    Ester de Burca
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Ráth, Co. Chorcaí