School: Cartrún
- Location:
- Cartronavally, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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Riddles
In my neigbourhood during the long Winter nights, the old and young people assemble in some certain house and there they enjoy themselves by telling old stories, reciting, and sing-ing old Irish songs. Some of the old people used to tell riddles, which were very entertaining to the young folk. The following are a list of riddles which I heard a few nights ago.(continues on next page)- Collector
- John Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tawnycurry, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- James Gilhooly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73
- Address
- Tawnycurry, Co. Leitrim