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School: Meenacahan (roll number 6063)

Location:
Meenacahan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Brigid, Bean Uí Eachthighearn
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    Ní feoil é agus ní feul é
    As feoil agus as feul a d’fáis sé
    Agus gní sé réidhteach eadar caraid Namhad (peann cleite)
    Lá sé ar cnoc agus lá sé ar sgar
    Lá sé ar leabaidh bheithidhigh ghil
    Ag bíonn sé ar féasta ag an Ríogh.
    (Feaga Luachra)
    Cé aige a bhfuil béal gan leangaidh ar bith?
    (Abhainn)
    Cé aige a bhfuil aghaidh gan ceann ar bith?
    (Uairead óir)
    Dhá chois faoi
    Trí ceda os a Chionn
    A Cheann in a thóin
    Agus [ai?] in a cheann. (Potai ar cheain fhir
    Brighidh Bean Uí Gallochabhair
    Mín na Ceathann
    Inbhear.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    Irish
    Informant
    Brighid Bean Uí Ghallochabhair
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Inver, Co. Donegal