1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. St. Michael's Clooncunny

School: St. Michael's Clooncunny (roll number 14589)

Location:
Clooncunny, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Úna, Bean Uí Stondúin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0188, Page 184

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0188, Page 184

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: St. Michael's Clooncunny
  2. XML Page 184
  3. XML “Tomhaiseanna”

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. Tomhaiseanna

    Share Share Post
    When is a penny like a hermit?
    When it is always alone.
    When should you lose your temper?
    When it is a bad temper.
    What is that which never asks questions
    yet requires many answers.
    A door bell.
    No feet, no arms
    No head no eyes
    A long neck - a body
    Tell me now if you're wise
    (a bottle)
    What are the most unsociable things int he world?
    Milestones (you never see two together)
    Why should a cock always be groomed?
    Because he carries a comb always.
    We often may catch
    But we never can see it
    What is it?
    A remark.
    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