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School: Abbeylara

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Abbeylara, Co. Longford
Teacher:
John O' Meara
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Answer - sore feet.
    What ship do we all try to avoid? Answer - hardship.
    As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, all the men in Kerry would not lift it up. Answer - a well.
    Patrick Caffrey
    This was told to me by my mother who lives in Ballyboy
    Abbeylara
    Streete
    Co. Westmeath
    Aged 40 years
    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
    Patrick Caffrey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyboy, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Caffrey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyboy, Co. Longford