Riddles

1. Its black and white and red all over?

2. It goes in dry it comes out wet, the longer its within the stronger it gets?

3. Ink, ank under a bank ten drawing four?

4. Four belly banders, four sticks standing, two hookeens, two crookeens, and a slashy about?

5. It goes around the house, round the house, and lies at the back door?

6. If there were twenty patches on a man's trousers what time would it be?

7. A jumper of ditches, a flapper of thorns, a poor little creature with two leather horns?

8. The quicker you lick it the faster it goes?

9. As I went out a boreen I met my Auntie Noreen. She had an iron nose and steel toes, and dear knows she would frighten the crows?

“INFORMANT John Mac Nicholas; Age; 50, Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo”

Answers:

1. A newspaper.

2. Tea in a tea-pot.

3. A woman milking a cow.

4. A cow.

5. A twig.

6. Its time for him to get a new one.

7. A rabbit.

8. A toffee.

9. A gun.