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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

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Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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    London.
    A small little house with so many windows that all the people in the big town couldn't count all the windows?
    A thimble
    Purple, yellow, red and green, the KIng cannot leak it or the Queen, nor can the general with his coves so great. Tell me that riddle while I count to eight?
    A rainbow.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Coyle
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo