School: St Mary's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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- Riddles
What holds up water and wont hold in water
The crook
Which of the black sheep or the white sheep eats the most grass
The white because there are the most of them
Cut my head and shaved my face and took me from my dwelling place tired horse and wearied man left me at my journeys end.
Turf.
White foul featherless flew away from Paradise rested on the castle walls round came lord landless ate it up mouthless and rode away horseless
Rain coming and washing away the snow
As white as milk and milk it is't as green as gress and grass it is't; as red as blood and blood it is't; as black as ink and ink it is't/
A Blackberry
A sheep full of crumbs and a(continues on next page)- Collector
- Lilly O' Donnell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Slavary, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- William Donaghy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Slavary, Co. Donegal