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School: Creach na mBearna

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Greaghnafarna, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Tomás Breathnach
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    With iron and wood they did me turn
    With water and fire they did me burn
    And when I was stripped and in my skin
    They got a hole and put me in.
    Potato.
    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
    Lizzie Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullynahaw, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mr Michael Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Tullynahaw, Co. Roscommon