Riddles

Abstract: Story collected by a student at Páirc an Iarla school (Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon) from informant Tom Murray.

Original reference: 0273/1/43

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County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Roscommon Schools

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Riddles [duchas:4880786]

Question Three dogs went along the road one Thrip Trae and traveler and which was the bitches name
Answer Which was his name
Q. What is it the more you take out the more comes in
A. A well " Because the more you take out the more comes in.
Q. What's over us all
A. The sky.
Q. What is a herring worth when he is half ate.
A. He is worth turning.
Q. When is a gander the goose.
A. When he is cooked on the table.
Q. Which of a ton of potatoes or a ton of feathers is the lightest.
A. There are the same.
Q. Where was Moses when the light went out
A. He was in the dark.

Origin information
Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 075
Volume 0273
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Ss. Ó Maonaigh.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Riddles--Tomhaiseanna
Informant location
RathpeakRathpeakMooreMoycarnRoscommon
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4931655
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0273/1/43

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_4931655>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Ss. Ó Maonaigh.
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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