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School: Coill an Gharráin (roll number 14865)

Location:
Killacorraun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Riagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 254

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    A tim tank under the bank and ten drawing four.
    A person milking a cow
    There is a grey mare by the river and her side is by the brink and all the Kings horses would not pull her out I think.
    The sun
    There is a cow there beyond and she would eat all the turf from here to Donegall.
    The five.
    It's inside the house and it's outside the house and it is useful to the house.
    The window
    Round the house and round the house and
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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
    John Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glasheens, Co. Mayo