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School: Gort an Choirce

Location:
Gort an Choirce, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Mac Giolla Easboic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1070, Page 62

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    (12) Muiltín iarainn
    agus ruball olna uirthí.
    " Snáthad Mhór is snáithe"
    (13) Cé'n tam is cruinne bíos an bhó
    " Saillte i mbairille"
    (14) Cé'n chead chuid de'n bhuin
    a fhéid isteach an doras
    " a h anál"
    (15) Cé seo chugam trid na bachtaí ach ingean Bhillí na gcrann
    Coinneal léi ar lár a baise
    Is caol a coise fríd a ceann.
    " Tuagh"
    (16) Dhá chois faoi
    Trí cosa ar a cheann
    A cheann ina thóin
    A's a thóin i na cheann
    " Fear is pota ar a cheann"
    (17) Chuaidh triúr chlann Conaill Chraobhaigh 'mach a bhaint féir
    Maidín cheoidh
    An méid a bhain siad chaith siad uatha é
    Is an méid nár bhain bhí sé leo.
    " 'Beáradh féasóige"
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    Irish