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School: St Mary's, Buncrana

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 371

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    bannock of bread.
    The moon and stars.
    There was a man he went out one night to view the sky he saw a tree with apples on he took no apples off and he left no apples on
    Two apples on a tree, he took one off and he left one on What tree bears the most fruit to the market.
    The axel tree of a cart
    What never was and never shall be look at your hand and you will plainly see
    Your fingers are not all the one size.
    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
    Lilly O' Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Slavary, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    William Donaghy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Slavary, Co. Donegal