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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 193

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    yard, Steeple and all.
    Ans:- The sun.
    (22) The queen of Moroco built a cot, an up on the cot her Daughter sat, and I would be blamed to tell her name, an that is three times I told her name.
    Ans:- Ann
    (23) Ninty teapots up on a shelf one fell down how many was left?
    Ans:- eight.
    (24) I have a little grey goose she is off a great price and those who be with her needs to be wise. She had four feet to walk up on and she walks on none and she sings for her fortune before she comes home.
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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
    Margaret Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo