Abstract: Story collected by Joe Coloe, a student at Clonard school (Clonard, Co. Meath) (no informant identified).
Original reference: 0694/2/8
School Clonard [Vol. 0694, Chapter 0002]
County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Meath Schools
A Collection of Riddles [duchas:4968414]
As round as an apple as plump as a ball can climb the church over tseeple and all. Ans. The Sun What goes away between two woods and comes back between two waters. Ans. A man fetching water in pails Patch upon patch without any stitches, riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of breeches. Ans. A cabbage Long legs short thighs little head and no eyes. Ans. A tongs Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat you may guess for ever but you wouldn't guess that. Ans. A Pipe Old Mother Twitchet had but one eye and a long tail she let fly and every time she went out in a gap she left a bit of her tail in a trap. Ans. A Woman Stitching Ink, Ank, under a bank ten drawing four. Ans. Milking a cow
A Collection of Riddles [duchas:4968415]
I have a little man out in the field when I pull his leg his nose begins to bleed. Ans. A Pump What has a head and no face. Ans. A Match Which part of the cow crosses the road first. Ans. Her Breadth As I went out in a gap I met my uncle Tom he cut my neck and sucked my blood and left me lying easy. Ans. A Weasel killing a Rabbit. As round as an apple as deep as a cup the king and his horses couldn't pull it up. Ans. A Well I went into a castle in the castle there was a room. In the room there was a cup. In the cup there was a sup that every one must taste. Ans. Death Why does a donkey eat a thistle. because he is an ass (sic) Fire in the wood and no smoke. Ans. Lightning
A Collection of Riddles [duchas:4968416]
What goes round the wood and round the wood and never gets into the wood. Ans. The Bark of the tree
Original reference: 0694/2/8
A Collection of Riddles
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