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School: Corrabha (Curravagh)

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    Coinneal ar lásadh.
    Sean duine beag dubh agus a theach ar ghualainn aige. Cread é sin?
    Seilmide.
    Níl se a’ teastáil ón bhfear a rinne é, ná ón bhfear a cheannuigh é, agus an fear a bhfuil sé a’ teastáil uaidh ní féidir leis é fheiceál. Cread é sin?
    Cónra
    M’aintin sa choirnéal agus dhá chéad cótaí uirthe. Cread é sin?
    Inniún.
    Droichead ar loch gan maide, gan cloch. Cread é sin?
    Leach-oidir.
    Téigheann sé isteach ar ghuailnibh is teigheann se amach mar shnáithe síoda. Cread é sin.
    An Deatach.
    Corcán óir lán d’fheoil bheo. Cread é sin.
    Méarachán.

    Cé an mhí is lugha a ghní mná cainnt?
    I mí Feabhra.
    Sín amach do lámh ar t’aghaidh is cífir an rud nach raibh, nach bhfuil is nach mbeidh. Cread e sin?
    Comh-fhad na méar.
    Tá sé dubh, is tá sé geal is preabann sé ar an mbóthar mar clocha sneachta. Cread é sin?
    Fuair mé iad sin ó Aodh Mac Siordan, Mag.
    An Charraig,
    Gleann Gaibhleann.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Brighid Ní Shiordan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrick West, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Aodh Mac Siordan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrick West, Co. Cavan