School: Largy (roll number 10509)

Location:
Largy, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tadhg Mac Conmara
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  1. Q. My neck is long my body is thin and carry my ribs outside my skin.
    A. A fiddle.
    Q. I have a wee horse with an iron throat and as quick as the gallops he swallows the rope.
    A. A spinning wheel.
    Q. In a room there is a corner
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Joseph Rooney
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Joseph Rooney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    35
    Address
    Sracleighreen, Co. Leitrim