The link with riddles is not just found in the British Isles

Oh dear! So Peter Kennedy (& father Douglas ) were making things up when they published "Folksongs of Britain and Ireland" - a piece about the Dorset Riddle Drum but my bodhran informer did say the Sussex Riddle Drum is documented and "older" (as a document).

Methinks Sid Kipper has had a hand in turning something into a joke and myth. But it would be just like a PhD graduate to have a higher in joke on us!