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School: Mionloch (C) (roll number 8800)

Location:
Menlough, Co. Galway
Teachers:
Bean Uí Oisín Bean Uí Dhubhagáin
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    A little barrel filled with flesh every day except for Sunday.
    A thimble.
    Middy nody round body three feet and a wooden hat.
    A pot.
    Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat you may guess for ever but you cannot guess that.
    A pipe.
    A room full a house full and you could not catch a spoon full.
    smoke.
    What is the shiest thing in the world.
    A clock.
    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
    Una Glynn
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Martin Glynn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50