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School: Malahide (B.)

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Malahide, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
M. Ó Haodha
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    out on my grandfather's window I saw the dead carrying the live what is that? (A train)
    A roomful, a roomful and I cannot get a spoonful. (Smoke)
    As I went up the hill of thunder I saw the world's wonder, twenty four little things tearing the ground asunder, riddle me that and I will give you a pipe. (A harrow)
    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
    Christopher Langan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Streamstown, Co. Dublin