The Schools’ Collection

This is a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. More information

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  1. Riddles

    CBÉS 0844

    Mrs Fleming, Patrick Fleming

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  2. Riddles

    Q. What part of a car is on an Irish penny?

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    Mr Curtin, Patrick Curtin

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  3. Riddles

    Q. What is the difference between a riddle and four siting on a bun?

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    John Bourke, John Curtin

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  4. Riddles

    The more you take out of it, the bigger it becomes?

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    James Norris, Joseph Fleming

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  5. Riddles

    If I built a wall from here to Donegal...

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    Patrick Fitzpatrick, Thomas Brennan

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  6. Riddles

    What fruit is on a penny?

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    Mr Kelly, Philip Aylward

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  7. Riddles

    Q. How much soil is there in a hole...

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    Mrs Burtchaell, Thomas Burtchaell

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  8. Riddles

    Q. Which has a horse or no-horse the more legs?

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    Mrs Burtchaell, Simon Carrol, Thomas Burtchaell

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  9. Riddles

    Q. What animal do you carry in your body?

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    Thomas Burtchaell

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  10. Riddles

    Q. If all the Holy Innocents were buried with their right arms up...

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    Patrick Keaney, Thomas Burtchaell

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  11. Riddles

    What has a white coat and a red hat?

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    Bernard Mac Cormac, Mrs Mac Cormac

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  12. Riddles

    A black man teaching a white man...

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    Joseph Foley, Tomas Foley

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  13. Riddles

    When was Adam born?

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    Mr Coffey, Seumas Coffey

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  14. Riddles

    What animal carries its own baggage?

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    Joseph Curtin, Mr Curtin

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  15. Riddles

    As round as a marble; as flat as a pan...

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    Mr Culleton, William Grant

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  16. Riddles

    What has a head a foot and four legs?

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    J. Cummins, Mrs Cummins

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  17. Riddles

    Why does a hen pick a pot?

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    M. Carew, Mr Carew

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  18. Riddles

    What goes around the house all day...

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    Mrs O Brien, R. O Brien

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  19. Riddles

    If a nurse washes a child in five minutes what will she dry the child in?

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    J. Roche, Mrs Roche

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  20. Riddles

    Why is a jersey like a grass-hopper?

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    E. Murphy, Mr Murphy

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