School: Oileán Iarthach

Location:
An tOileán Iarthach Thiar, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seán Ó Ceallaigh
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    11. Siúd sa gclúid é is dhá chéad suil air (pota anbhruit)
    12. Tá sé annseo is tá sé annsiúd, ta sé i-ngáirdíní Bhaile Átha Cliath, tá sé ins na siopaí is ní díoltar é. (grian)
    13. Tá fear annsin thoir is níl putóg in a chorp nach bhfuil na sheasamh leis an olc. (gunna)
    14. D'osgail sé chomh luath le doras is dhún sé comh luath le trap. (sgat gréine)
    15. Cleiteacha éanacha geala d'eiteall siad ó Meiriceá go h-Éirinn is ní raibh siad beo (sneachta)
    16. Tobairín fíor-uisge i ngleann sléibhe is dorasín cré air. (suil duine)
    17. Crap sáile faoi bhun coille is gan aon easna ann. (seilmide)
    18. Droichead ar loch ga [!] maid gan cloch. (leac-oidhre)
    19. Ceithre fhear déag ar aon leaba amháin is gan aon duine aca ar colbha. (rotha túirne)
    20. Sín amach do lámh ar t'aghaidh cífear rud nach bhfuil is nach mbeidh. (chomh-fhad na méar.)
    21. Cé an mhí is lugha a deanann na mná cainnt. (Mí Feabhra)
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Brighid Ní Chonaire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An tOileán Mór, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Máire Ní Liodáin
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    71