School: Porturlan
- Location:
- Porturlan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Mc Tiernan
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- (continued from previous page)a reel through an old spinning wheel through a miller's hopper through a bag of paper through an ould pipe, shank bone riddle me that or let it alone.
A Moth
There is the little bubble in there is the little bubble out may the four footed deer take it off and its snout
A cat and a mouse
What part of a cow goes through the wood fire?
Her breath
As I went up to yonder hill I met a man he had a stick in his hand a stone in his bells riddle me that and Ill give you a penny.- Collector
- James Beatty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Killymoriarty, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Eddie Donougho
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Porturlan, Co. Cavan