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School: Baile Nua an Fhaoitigh (roll number 9040)

Location:
Newtownwhite, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Éilís Ní Mharascáil
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    Ques: It's deep and it's dmap and it's green about the bank and it's fit for the Lord or the Lady.
    A grave
    Ques: As I went to St. Ives I met a man with seven wives, seven wives with seven sacks. seven sacks with seven cats, seven cats with seven kittens. Kittens, cats, sacks and wives how many went to St. Ives
    One, myself
    Ques: As I went out the dirty gap I met a man with a red cap, he was more afraid of the cock and the hen than the king and all his men
    A worm
    Ques: As I went out the gap I met my uncle David, I cut off his head and left his body easy
    A head of cabbage
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English