1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Calary, Bray

School: Calary, Bray

Location:
Ceallúrach Íochtarach, Co. Chill Mhantáin
Teacher:
Bean de Faoite
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0912, Page 209

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0912, Page 209

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: Calary, Bray
  2. XML Page 209
  3. XML “Riddles”

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. Riddles (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    Q. How many feet have forty sheep a shepherd and his dog.
    A Two feet.
    Q What is it is full of holes and yet holds water.
    A. A discloth.
    Q. As I was going up a hill to ruddy I met a man and he scratching his cuddy. He said his cuddy had got a cough and all his hair was falling off
    A. An ass.
    Q. What is the longest word in the world
    A. Smile with s took off it.
    Q. Ahen and a half lays an egg and a half in a day and a half who many will a hen lay in a day.
    A. One egg.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Molloy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Coimín Bhealach Réamainn, Co. Chill Mhantáin