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School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

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Ballyglass West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036D, Page 08_007

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    The King of Morrocco sent a present home a bottomless put with blood flesh and bone - - A gold ring
    It is under the fire and over the fire and it never touches the fire. A cake in an oven
    As I went up the boreen I met my auntie Noreen she had an iron nose and silver toes and on my oath she'd frighten the crows - A gun.
    As rounds as the rainbow and teeth like a cat if you were guessing for ever you'd never guess that - A briar
    A little red man standing on a
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Howley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloghroak, Co. Galway