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School: Cúl Umha (Cailíní)

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Cooloo, Co. Galway
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Bríd Ní Mhurchú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 362

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    I met a man,
    he had no eye,
    The man met a bush,
    There was apples on.
    He took no apples and he left none - he took one off and he left none on.
    60. My old grandfather at the head of the coffin and a hundred jackets on him. - head of cabbage I went up the road and I went down the road and I took the road on my back
    a ladder

    I see it but you cannot see it and it is nearer to you than to me. The back of your head
    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
    Póilín Ní Annáin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Mullaghmore North, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Mullaghmore North, Co. Galway