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School: Talbhain (Irish Wastelands Society) (roll number 4013)

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Knockmoyle East, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Bean Uí Fhearghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0051, Page 0194

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  1. On Riddles (continued)

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    pence more than the cork how much did the cork cost? A farthing-
    Four stick standers, four lillie landers, two kroopers, two loopers, and a wigwag? A cow.
    Six and seven twice eleven three and two how much is that? Five.
    Riddle, riddle, rie, one going in and two passing by? A man sowing a show the awl going in and the ends going by.
    There was a fiddler in Loughrea and the fiddler in Loughrea had a brother in Gort had no brother what were they to each other? The fiddler in Loughrea was a sister to the one in Gort.
    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
    Brigid Fallon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockmoyle West, Co. Galway