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   (1) Caidhe fhat a iomhchaireann madadh cnamh & a bheal. (Fr = Níl Laimhe aighe lé a iomchar).
   (2) Baile Athá Cliath Luimneach agus Gailimh Lithruí iadh gan aon L. (Fr = iadh)
   (3) as round as an apple as flat as a pan and if you sat on its back it would take you to Japan. (Ans = The sun or moon.

   

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2. Tomhaiseanna

   

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   (1). How would you compare a loaf of bread high up in a chimney to a race horse. (Ans = Because both are high bread). (2). What length did Moses ly in rushes. (Ans = His full length.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eoin Ó Baoghaill

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drumnasillagh, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Owen Boyle

   Gender

   Male