Riddles

Abstract: Story collected by Patrick O' Sullivan, a student at Glin (B.) school (Glin, Co. Limerick) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0481/1/11

 Glin (B.) [Vol. 0481, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Limerick Schools

COLLECTOR
Sullivan, Patrick O' 
Gender
male
Location
Shanid (Barony) 
Limerick (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Riddles  [duchas:4911407]

What is the deepest thing in the world.
A tailor's thimble
What is the most valuable thing a boy could have in his pocket.
a hole.
What part of a cow goes over the ditch first
Her breath.
What is it that when you touch its tail its nose will bleed. 
A plum.
What is it that is first black, then white, and then red. A letter.
What gets many boots but never were and the mam man that wove it never saw it.
A coffin.

Resource description

Origin information
Glin, Co. Limerick
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 019-020
Volume 0481
Note
Teacher name missing.
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher #missing.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Riddles--Tomhaiseanna
School location
Glin An Gleann Glin Shanid Limerick
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4932927
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0481/1/11

Suggested credit
"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_4932927>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher #missing.
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.

School location

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