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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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    Patch upon Patch and without any stitches.
    A head of cabbage.
    As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, the head of a woman the whole of a man,.
    A penny.
    As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, and all the the kings horses would not pull it up.
    A well.
    Old Mother Swithes she has (a) but one eye, she has a long tail
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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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán M. Ó hOistín
    Gender
    Male