School: Ballymore (B.) (roll number 7443)
- Location:
- An Baile Mór, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: P.J. Cooney
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- RiddlesTwo legs hanging, four legs ganging and four in the press.
Answer : - A foal in a mare's belly and a man riding her.As Hooked out a wonderful window I saw old bell fagan in the town of wigam wagam. I sent home for old wigam wagam to hunt out red bell fagan out of the town of Wigam Wagam.
Answer : - A sour routing out potatoes.A leaper of ditches, a cropper of corn, a little brown cow with leather horns.
Answer : - A hare.A white bird's feathers flew from Paradise and let on highway ruthless.
Answer : - Snow.As I sat on my legs I looked through my winkers.
Isaw the dead burying the live.
Answer : - A man raking a fare.Big belly Mother and crooked Father and three little children like one another.
Answer : - A pot.(continues on next page)- Collector
- James Meaves
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- An Baile Mór, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- John Kinkate
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Mullach Cló, Co. na hIarmhí