School: Cúil Mhaoile (Scoil N. Feichín)
- Location:
- Collooney, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Eachmharcaigh
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- (continued from previous page)A. He carries a ton on his lip.
Q. How many sticks go to a crow's nest?
A. None - I, Edmund Burke, Killagrenny, Collooney, got the following riddles from my mother Mrs Bridgit Burke. She got them from her mother, Mrs Gannon, who is seventy three years of age.Q. Flies High,
Lies Low
Cuts grass
But cannot mow.
A FrostQ. Why does a donkey eat thistles?
A. Because he is an ass.Q. Why is the letter "t" like an island?
A. Because it is in the middle of water.Q. What is the difference between a beggar and a feather bed?
A. One is hard up and the other is soft down.- Collector
- Edmund Burke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kinnagrelly, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mrs Bridget Burke
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kinnagrelly, Co. Sligo
- I. Gerard Ó Connell, Glan, Collooney, got the following riddles from my father Hugh Ó Connell, who is fifty two years of age. He heard them from his father who was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Gerard O Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glen, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Hugh O Connell
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Glen, Co. Sligo