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School: Askill (roll number 5294)

Location:
Askill, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Padraig Ó Treabhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0190, Page 335

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    Newspaper.
    I ran and got it I sat down and looked for it and because I could not find I brought it home
    A thorn.
    Brown I am ad much admired many a horse. and ass I've tired. They broke my back and split my face. And threw me from my native place.
    Turf.
    A jumper of ditches a clipper of thoms a little brown cow with two leather horns.
    A have.
    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 Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Collector
    Lawrence M. Travers
    Gender
    Male
    Collector
    Michael Gallagher
    Gender
    Male