School: Creganbane (roll number 14079)

Location:
Cregganbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Dáithí Mag Réill
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  1. Through rocks through yards, Through an old opened wheel through a bag of sugar. Through any thing that ever could be seen lighting
    There is an old woman there above and here is about a hundred eyes in here. A pot of soup.
    What is it that holds the full of it and cna hold more. When a pot is full of potatoes it will hold the full of water
    What is it that walks with its head down. A nail of your shoe.
    As I went up to Thorn hill, Thorn hill was shaking all the
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Míchael Kilcoyne
    Gender
    Male