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School: Doire / Derrew (roll number 14624)

Location:
Derrew, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Caitlín Bean Uí Maolalaidh
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    1. It is over the fire and under the fire and the fire does not see it.
    "A cake"
    2. Londonderry, Cork and Kerry, spell me that without a K.
    "That" is without a K.
    4. As round as an apple as deep as a cup and all the men in the world would not pull it up. "A well".
    5. As black as ink and ink it isn'nt, as white as milk and milk it isn'nt,
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Collector
    Bríghid Ní Neachtáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Furnace, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Neachtáin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    58
    Address
    Furnace, Co. Mayo