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Collection of Riddles

Abstract: Story collected by Una Meehan, a student at Clonard school (Clonard, Co. Meath) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0694/2/15

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County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Meath Schools

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A Collection of Riddles [duchas:4968426]

What is it a cat has and no other animal has?
Kittens

What turns without moving?
Milk

Twenty five white cows standing in a stall up comes the red one and liks them all?
Teeth and tongue

Patch upon Patch without any stitches riddle me that I will give you a pants?
A head of cabbage

Niddy Noddy round body three legs and a wooden hat?
A pot

I have a little sister she sits on the wall, she drinks all she gets

A Collection of Riddles [duchas:4968427]

and eats none at all?
A lamp

Which is the strongest animal in the world?
A snail because he carries his own house

As I looked out in window I saw the dead carrying the live?
A train carrying people

What animal did bear the best burden ever was born?
The ass that carried Our Lady when she fled with Our Lord into Egypt

What is the difference between a Christmas host and a hungry dog?
A Christmas host puts wines on the table while a hungry dog whines under the table

Sold by the yard and worn by the foot?
A carpet

Origin information
Clonard, Co. Meath
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 111-112
Volume 0694
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Séamus Ó Fithcheallaigh.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Riddles--Tomhaiseanna
School location
ClonardCluain IorairdClonardMoyfenrath UpperMeath
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5108745
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0694/2/15

Suggested credit
"A Collection of Riddles"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5108745>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Séamus Ó Fithcheallaigh.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

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