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School: Toomore (roll number 16401)

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Toomore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0154, Page 87

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    56. Lady maiden sitting in a garden; the first night of her life she becomes a man's wife and was dead before she was born.
    Eve.
    57. A little house in which many fires are lit, but no body can get in
    Pipe.
    58. Elise, Elisa Betty and bet went over the river to seek a crow's nest; when they got one with five eggs they took one a piece how many were left.
    Four.
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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
    Bríghidh Ní Gallochabhair
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rinbrack, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Séamus Ó Cuinn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rinbrack, Co. Mayo