1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Eidhneadh, Inis

School: Eidhneadh, Inis (roll number 14622)

Location:
Inagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Gearachaigh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0612, Page 221

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0612, Page 221

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: Eidhneadh, Inis
  2. XML Page 221
  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
    221
    "Tomhaiseanna "
    Teachtaire ag rith ó thig go tigh agus bíonn sé amuigh 'san oidhche.?
    Freagra Casán.
    'Tis in the marrow.
    'Tisn't in the bone.
    'Tis in the rock.
    But 'tisn't in the stone.
    'Tis in the river ,
    But it isn't in the flood.
    'Tis in all the trees in the world,
    But it isn't in the wood.
    Answer .The letter R
    What is it that you wouldn't like to keep or give away.?
    Answer ,a bed.
    How many feet have forty sheep a shepherd and his dog.
    Answer. Two feet.
    Four little bottles on the side of a hill,they are always
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Kitty Mullins
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Drumcullaun, Co. Clare
    Collector
    Mary Hegarty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Maghera, Co. Clare