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School: Caisleán Ó gConaing (B.) (roll number 9685)

Location:
Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Huallacháin
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    Q Brought by the yard and worn by the foot
    A A carpet
    Q It is black and white and red\read all over
    A A newspaper
    Q Elizebeth, Bessy, and Bess went across the river to rob a birds nest. There were three eggs & each got an egg still there was two left.
    A The one girl had three names
    Q What is the weight of the moon
    A One hundred = 4 quarters
    Q If I were you (u) what would sun be
    A Sin
    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
    Joseph Cooerty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Woodlands, Co. Limerick