School: Tír Dhá Ghlas (Terryglass) (roll number 13436)
- Location:
- Terryglass, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Gliasáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0531, Page 035
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- (continued from previous page)I do protest, my object all in smoke? A clay pipe.
29 What is that rises and falls, travels about, wears out shoes, but never had any shoes? A football.
30 When was the goose the gander? When it was cooked.
31 What is the best of all riddles? Life because everyone must give it up.
32 When do cooks appear angry? When they are whipping cream and beating eggs.
33 What can be found everywhere it is not? fault.
34 Why is your nose in the middle of your face? Because its the centre.
35 What becomes bigger the more you take from it? A hole.
36 What meat is never cheap? Deer flesh.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Kennedy
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Heenan
- Gender
- Male
