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School: Cnoc Rua

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Knockroe, Co. Roscommon
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Seán Mac Diarmada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0237, Page 403

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    was coming down they were making.
    A. Haymaking.
    Q. There he is with his finger in his eye.
    A. A crock.
    Q. What goes from house to house and its neck twisted
    A. A bagman's bag.
    Q. What never was or never will be put out your hand and plainly you will see.
    A. You will never see one finger as long as the other.
    Q. I am bright and well admired many a horse and man I tired my head was shaved my hair was cut and I was brought away from my dwelling place.
    A. A fire.
    Q. What goes from house to house and lies out at night.
    A. A path.
    Q. What is ivory and inside that is crystal pure and inside that a gold apple does appear.
    A. An egg.
    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
    Mary Philomena Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Treanagry, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Treanagry, Co. Roscommon