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School: Teamhrán (C.) (roll number 14834)

Location:
Tavraun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Mhic Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0113, Page 201

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    take off going to bed?
    Answer = your feet off the ground.
    Tell me three things that can't be got in this world.?
    Answer = A shoe to fit the foot of a mountain, a sheet to cover the bed of the sea and a towel to wipe the face of the earth.
    Tell me a bridge that can never be crossed?
    Answer = the bridge of your nose.
    The piper and his wife, the fiddler and his mother came in and I had three apples and I gave them an apple each how was that?
    Answer = the piper's wife was the fiddler's mother.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Frances Dunleavy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tavraun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr M. Dunleavy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Tavraun, Co. Mayo