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   Riddles Deep down in the earth is the place of my birth. I am as black as the night and your home I make bright. Turf. There was a lord going through the town, Great Britian was his name. His bridle and saddle was trimmed with gold. Three times I told you his name. Was. As white as milk and milk it isn't, As red as blood and blood and blood it isn't. As green as grass and grass it isn't. As black as ink and ink it isn't. A Blackberry As black as ink, as white as milk and it hops on the ground like hailstone. A magpie. As I looked out my window, I saw the dead carrying the living and that was a wonderful thing. A motor. Two N's, two O's, an L and a D, put them together and spell them for me

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bessie Healy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Knocknaharan, Co. Kerry

   Collector

   Han Healy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Knocknaharan, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Mr John Crowley

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   48

   Address

   Knocknaharan, Co. Kerry