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School: Lusmagh

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Gortarevan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
T. Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0814, Page 119

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    1 Long legs short thighs little head and no eyes - a tongs.
    2 As I looked out through my grand-father's window I saw white turning white out of white - a white dog turning white cattle out of white cabbage.
    3 Whats full and holds more - a pot of potatoes.
    4 As I went up the road I met an apple tree with apples on I took no apples off and I left no apples on - there were only two apples on the tree and I took one and left one
    5 Alive in the middle and dead (in) at both ends - a man in a boat.
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    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
    Sarah Mahon
    Gender
    Female