School: Clochar na Trócaire, An Tulach

Location:
Tulla, Co. Clare
Teacher:
An tSr. Trócaire
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    A. The Moon
    Q.What goes round the floor all day but has no legs?
    A.A brush
    Q.Twenty four white sheep standing in a stall up comes a red one and licks them all?
    A.Your teeth and tongue.
    Q.Up chip cherry,down chip cherry,all the men in Ireland could not catch chip cherry?
    A.Smoke.
    Q.As black as ink, as red as blood,as green as grass whats that?
    A.A blackberry
    Q.Why is a dog like a tree?
    A. Because they both lose their bark when dead.?
    Q.What is it that has no feet ,yet wears boots and shoes?
    A.A gravel path.
    (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
    Sighle Ní Mhathghamhna
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tulla, Co. Clare