1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Gort na Léime

School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)

Location:
Gortaleam, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Corcoráin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038, Page 0041

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038, Page 0041

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: Gort na Léime
  2. XML Page 0041
  3. XML “Puzzles”
  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
    Why does a hen pick a pot.
    She cannot lick it
    Why does a cow look over the hill
    She cannot look under it
    What is the lightest think you could put in a barrow.
    Holes.
    When is a horse like an artist.
    When he draws the cart.
    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
    Margaruite M. Rabbitte
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockaunbrack, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs M. Rabbitte
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Knockaunbrack, Co. Galway