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School: Eiscreach (roll number 13945)

Location:
Eskeragh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0153, Page 226

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    1. Why is an Irishman rolling down a hill like a policeman on duty? patrolling.
    2. Riddle me, riddle me, riddle me right, the place I was last Saturday night the south winds, pretty cocks crew the bells of heaven were striking eleven tis time my poor soul was going to heaven.
    Answer. A fox burying her mother under an ivory tree with the light of a halfpenny candle.
    3. It grew in the wood and it sounds in the town and it earns it's master many a pound.
    Answer: A violin.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary T. Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dooleeg, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr John Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dooleeg, Co. Mayo