1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Ínse Cloch

School: Ínse Cloch (roll number 7101)

Location:
Inchiclogh, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Críodáin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0284, Page 011

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0284, Page 011

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: Ínse Cloch
  2. XML Page 011
  3. XML “A Collection of Riddles”

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. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    15. Why does the sea get angry?
    Ans:- Because it is crossed so often.
    14. Why is a shoemaker's shop like hell.?
    Ans:- Because it is full of bad soles.
    15. What is the difference between a jailer and a jeweller?
    Ans:- One of them sells watches and the other watches cells.
    16. What smells most in a chemist's shop?
    Ans:- Your nose.
    17. When were there only twenty-five letters in the Alphabet?
    Ans:- Before "I" was born.
    18. What is full of holes and still holds water?
    Ans:- A sponge.
    19. The more you take out the bigger it gets?
    Ans:- A hole.
    20. When is seven even?
    Ans:- When "S" is taken from it.
    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
    Collector
    Nono Mahony
    Address
    Inchiclogh, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Regan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Inchiclogh, Co. Cork