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School: Ardaghy, Omeath

Location:
Ardaghy, Co. Louth
Teacher:
B. Mac Craith
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    Q. (8) What town in Ireland spells the same way backwards as forwards?
    A Navan
    Q. (9) A word of five letters, if you take three away you have the same word?
    A Essay SA
    Q. (10) Long legs, short thighs, wee head and no eyes?
    A A pair of tongues.
    Collected by:
    Laurence O'Hanlon, (14 yrs)
    Cornamuckla
    Omeath
    From:
    Laurence O'Hanlon (52 yrs)
    Same address
    4/1/38
    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
    Laurence O' Hanlon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Cornamucklagh, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Laurence O' Hanlon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Cornamucklagh, Co. Louth