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School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)

Location:
Gortaleam, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038, Page 0059

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    What man is always on strike
    (Blacksmith)
    What county in Ireland would fit in a bottle.
    Cork.
    Twenty four white horses tied to a stall the red one came and licked them all.
    Your tongue and teeth.
    What goes round the house and round the house
    Hen and chickens
    Why is a butcher the greatest thief in the world.
    Because he steels knives.
    Who was the first lady of the land.
    (Eve)
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    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
    Mary Disken
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Woodfield, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget Disken
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Woodfield, Co. Galway