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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    I had a wee mare with an iron throat, the harder she gallops, she swallows the ropes?
    Answer: a machine
    The riddle was told to me by my brother, Robert Cunningham.
    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
    Frances Stewart
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muff, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Madge Cunningham
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Eskaheen, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Robert Cunningham
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Eskaheen, Co. Donegal