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School: Árd-chill

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Ardkill More, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chonalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0978, Page 155

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    Group II Home Industries, Occupations, Crafts.
    I have three brothers long and thin,
    And when we work we work together,
    What we do is soft and good,
    And when it's done it's filled with flesh and blood.
    Knitting needles.
    Alive before,
    Dead in the middle,
    Baptized behind,
    Come tell me the riddle.
    Man ploughing.
    There are two pigs in yonder sty,
    One of them wet the other dry,
    When they get meat they loudly cry,
    When they get none it's quiet they lie.
    Mill wheels.
    (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
    James Joseph Conlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumnalaragh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Margaret Conlon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    78
    Address
    Drumnalaragh, Co. Cavan