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School: Grange (roll number 3759)

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Grange, Co. Sligo
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Tomás de Búrca
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    a little brown cow, with two leather horns?
    Ans: A hare.
    "Intry," "mentry," cutter of corn, apple seeds, and gooseberry thorn, wind, briar, and limber log, three geese in a flock, one flew east, and one flew west, and one flew over the grey goose's nest?
    Ans: The wind.
    How many feet have 40 sheep, a shepherd and his dog?
    Ans: 2 feet.
    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
    Informant
    Laurence Currid
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 40
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Barnaderg, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Michael Gillen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 45
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Rinroe, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Michael Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 75
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Streedagh, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs Mahon
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Thomas Gillen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Cloontyprocklis, Co. Sligo