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School: Birr (St. Brendan's)

Location:
Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
Teachers:
S. Ó Conchobhair R. Ó Huigín
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    Round as an apple, deep as a cup, all the King]s men would not draw it up?
    A Spring well.
    On which side of a mug is the handle?
    On the outside.
    As I went out a gap I met my Uncle Thady. I cut off his head and sucked his blood and left him lying aisy?
    A bottle of stout - he drank it's contents.
    Collected by P. Mulhare, Cloghan, Offaly.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    P. Mullhare
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Cloghan, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    James Lenard
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Galros, Co. Offaly