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School: Áth Liag (roll number 15308)

Location:
Áth Liag, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Máirtín
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    Q Say it and you destroy it
    A Silence
    Q Ehat tree tells is to live
    A O live (olive)
    Q What weight is the moon
    A A cwt (four quarters)
    Q Not an artist people say, yet he draws things every day.
    A A horse.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Cronin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Áth Liag, Co. Ros Comáin
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Cormack
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Áth Liag, Co. Ros Comáin