1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Ballinamore (B.)

School: Ballinamore (B.) (roll number 2820)

Location:
Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Heslin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0224, Page 213

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0224, Page 213

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: Ballinamore (B.)
  2. XML Page 213
  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
    43Q. Why is an egg like a colt?-'
    A. Because it is not fit for use until broken.
    44Q. When is a man like a looking - glass?-
    A. When he reflects.
    45Q What is it a man has not, never can have, and yet can give to a lady?-
    A. A Husband
    46Q What is that which denotes the state of the mind and of the body?
    A. The tongue
    47Q What are the most disagreeable articles for a man to keep on hand?-
    A. Handcuffs
    48Q When do your teeth usurp the function of your tongue?
    A. When they chatter.
    49Q Which banks have no money in them?-
    A. River banks.
    Noël Dolan,
    Ballinamore
    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
    Noël Dolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim