School: Mullach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 3928)

Location:
Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Sandair
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    I saw you where you never were, and where you never have been. And yet within that very place, you have been seen by me.
    Answer: Your shadow in a looking glass.
    The man that made it never wore it and the man that wore it never saw it.
    Answer: A coffin.
    Why is the letter "T" like an island.
    Answer: Because it is in the middle of water.
    'Tis here and 'tis there and 'tis everywhere and 'tis right in the middle of Paris.
    Answer: The letter "r."
    What class of people are the laziest.
    Answer: Tall people, because they are always long in bed.
    Why is a sixpenny bit like the sun in the month of July.
    Answer: Because it is a tanner.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    P. J. Montgomery
    Address
    Doonogan, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Thomas O' Gorman
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrownagry North, Co. Clare