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School: Garbally, Banagher

Location:
Garbally, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
D. Ryder
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 023

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    As green as grass, as red as blood, and as sweet as honey.
    An apple.
    I have a little sister, they call her peep, peep, she waded the water so deep, deep, she climbed up the hill so high, high, high, and dear little sister has a very bright eye.
    A star.
    Which is the swifter heat or cold
    Heat because anyone can catch cold.
    Bridgid O Brien
    Taylors Cross
    Banagher
    Information received from
    Julia O Brien 35
    Taylors Cross
    Banagher
    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
    Bridgid O Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Julia O Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    35