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School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

Location:
Ballyglass West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036D, Page 02_016

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    As I went up the boreen I met my Aunty Noreen, She had silver toes and an iron nose and upon my oath she would frighten the crows. A gun
    Four little bottles standing on a hill and they are upside down and they can't spill A cows teats
    Twenty cows standing on a wall the red one came up and licked them all Teeth and a tongue
    Pathes upon Patches without any stiches riddle me that and I
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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
    Michael Holland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fiddaun, Co. Galway