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School: Kilmactranny (roll number 6385)

Location:
Kilmactranny, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Chasmháin
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    landless, lifted it handless, and swallowed it toothless. Answer. A flake of snow.
    As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, all the men in Derry, would not lift it up. Answer A well.
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    To To to to The The
    Your Your employs employs Your
    A paper A paper beautiful beautiful
    thousand thousand tongue tongue dunghill dunghill dunghill a
    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
    Maureen Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardline, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Ardline, Co. Sligo