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School: Cill Moibhí (C.) (roll number 13081)

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Kilmovee, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Dhubhthaigh
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    A grave.
    It opens like a barndoor, It shuts like a trap, its many a think you think od, before you think of that?
    An umbrella.
    It is in the sea, it is in the sand, it is in the horse's shoe and it is not in Ireland?
    The letter S.
    It is once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years?
    The letter M.
    Round the house, round the house, all heads down?
    The nails of your shoes.
    What does it show you, when you hear the cuckoo?
    That you are not deaf.
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    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
    Winnie Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clooncarha, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs C Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clooncarha, Co. Mayo