Riddles

Abstract: Story collected by Tomás Ó Conallán, a student at Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar school (Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0233/3/21

 Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar [Vol. 0233, Chapter 0003]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Roscommon Schools

COLLECTOR
Conallán, Tomás Ó 
Gender
male
Location
Boyle (Barony) 
Roscommon (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Riddles  [duchas:5154548]

Why is a station-master like a school-master?
Answer : One minds the train and the other trains the mind.
32. My father gave me some seeds to sow.  The seeds were black, the

Riddles  [duchas:5154549]

ground was white.  Tell me that before Saturday night.
Answer : A newspaper.

Resource description

Origin information
Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 426-427
Volume 0233
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Riddles--Tomhaiseanna
School location
Knockvicar Cnoc an Bhiocáire Knockvicar Ardcarn Boyle Roscommon
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5200672
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0233/3/21

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_5200672>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh.
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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