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School: An Baile Mór (roll number 11193)

Location:
An Baile Mór Íochtarach, Co. Dhún na nGall
Teacher:
D. E. Tate
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    hill now they champ now stamp now they stand still?
    The teeth.
    What is it that goes round the house and round the house and lies behind the door?
    A broom.
    Twenty six sheep went up a a gap, the driver and his dog. How many feet went up the gap?
    Two feet
    Old Mother Twitchet had one long tail that she could let fly and every time she went over the gap she left a piece of her tail in the trap.
    A needle & thread.
    Pearl Stewart.
    Received from
    Eric Stewart
    Faughan
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pearl Stewart
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Eric Stewart
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Faugher, Co. Dhún na nGall