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School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)

Location:
Gort na Léime, Co. na Gaillimhe
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038, Page 0062

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    as honey
    An apple.
    How many cows tails would reach the sky
    One if it was long enough
    Under the water and over the water and never touches the water
    A man on the brink of a river
    As black as ink as white as milk and milk or ink it is not
    It hops on the road like a marble stone, and a marble stone it is not
    A magpie
    A little red thing tied to the wall. It will eat all it gets but it will drink nothing at all.
    The fire.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mullen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Currach Thiar, Co. na Gaillimhe
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Mullen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    An Currach Thiar, Co. na Gaillimhe