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School: Lougheraherk (roll number 12118)

Location:
Loch Dhoire Thoirc, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire Nic Ceannfhaola
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1047, Page 149

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    Fliuch, Fliuch, thios é
    Bog, Bog, thuas é
    Poll eadar a’ dá ghlúin air
    A’s dar mo cúrsa nach é an rud é.
    (Sin gas cuirgrigh)
    Tobán gan tóin, lán d’fheoil duine
    (Sin mearachán tailliúra).

    Aite, aite, taobh amuigh de’n chlaidhe,
    Aite, aite taobh istoigh de’n chlaidhe
    Má bhaineann tú d’aite, bainfidh aite duit.
    (Sin tom de coll faithche)
    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
    Collector
    Máire Nic Ceannfhaola
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Pádraig Ua Gadhra
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    61
    Address
    Cill Fhathnaid, Co. Donegal