School: Na Cealla (Kells) (roll number 8148)

Location:
Kells, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Fiannachta
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0476, Page 030

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0476, Page 030

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Cad é an droichead is mó san Domhain?
    Bodhaisín.
    Cad é an driochead is giorra san Domhain?
    Driochead do shrón.
    GAbhann sé ar an dtalamh fé an dtalamh agus ós cionn na talmhan, cad é agus ní bhíonn sé ar an dtalamh?
    traen ar na ralaí iarainn.
    Cad a glúaiseann go Baile Áth Cliath agus ní corruigheann sé?
    An bhóthar.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Mrs Mc Crohan has but one eye and a tail which she leaves fly and every time she goes in a gap she leaves a piece of her tail in the trap?
    A needle and thread.
    As I was going to the fair of Chandike, I met forty tinkers and their wives and every wife had a child and every child had a bag and in every bag there was a cat how many were going to the fair?
    one (myself)
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Shea
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kells, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Jeremiah Shea
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Kells, Co. Kerry