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School: Eaglais

Location:
Boirinn, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
S. Ó Mongaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 044

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    What walks with its head down.
    (nail in a shoe)
    Grandfather in the corner and 100 eyes in him
    (a pot of soup)
    Patch upon patch without and stitches Reddle me that and I'll buy you a pair of breeches
    (head of cabbage)
    Went up as white as snow Came down as yellow as gold
    (a broken egg)
    What is that, that is brought to the table cut but never eatern
    (pack of cards)
    Golden woman with a belt around her
    (sheef of oats)
    Old as adam still alive 4 weeks old and never 5
    (Moon)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    P. Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs K. Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Boirinn, Co. Mhaigh Eo