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School: Géag (C.), Baile na Muc (roll number 13306)

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Gaigue, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Máire Ní Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 199

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  3. XML “A Funny Story”
  4. XML “A Collection of Riddles”

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  1. A Funny Story (continued)

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    her head into it. It burned her and as she was pulling up her head the "potoo" which was standing up out of it - (the pot) hung on her head and she could not raise it. She rushed out on the road and down towards ""Shee Hill" with her. At that time the fairies were having their dancing and music on top of it. She rushed in among them and whether they were scalded or not they were never heard or seen in that place afterwards.
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  2. A Collection of Riddles

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Larkin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Gaigue, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Patrick Larkin
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    87
    Address
    Gaigue, Co. Longford