School: Carn an Ríogh (roll number 11619)
- Location:
- Carrownree, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Éamonn Mac Énrí
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- (continued from previous page)If all the money in the world was divided equally among all the people what would each one get?
An equal share.
What belongs to yourself and your friends use it more that yourself?
Your name - Another old man named William Healy also of Carnaree told me many old riddles that are used locally. The best known of these are:-
What can pass before the sun without making a shadow?
The wind.
What is the beginning of every end and the end of every place?
The letter E.
What is that which increases the more it is shared by others?
Happiness
Why is necessity like a solicitor?
It knows no law.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Caitlín Ní Dáithí
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrownree, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Peter Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ardnaglass, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- William Healy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrownree, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mrs Davey
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrownree, Co. Sligo