School: Carrickerry, Árd-achadh (roll number 11281)
- Location:
- Carraig Chiarraí, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Caitlín, Bean Uí Chonaill
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0487, Page 485
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Carrickerry, Árd-achadh
- XML Page 485
- 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
- Q. Say it and you will destroy it?
A. Silence
Q. What tree tells us to live?
A. Olive tree
Q. What weight is the moon?
A. Four quarters
Q. Not an artist people say- yet he draws things every day?
A. A Horse
Q. Why is the letter I like an island
A. Because it is in the middle of water.
Q. What is the difference between a hungry boy and a greedy boy?
A. One longs to eat, the other eats too long.
Q. What pets should be beaten regularly?
A. Carpets.
Q. When is a boy not a boy?
A. When he falls in the pond and comes out dripping.
Q. When is a rock not a rock?
A. When it is a shamrock.
Q. Why is the letter K like a pig's tail?
A. Because it is the end of pork.
Q. What city is like the wick of a candle?
A. Athens - because it is in Greece.
Q. When are ships the cleanest?
A. When leaving the Wash.
