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School: Eaglais

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Burren, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Mongaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 244

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    It has tongue but can-not speak
    (A Shoe)
    What is that which runs from Dublin to Wexford but never moves.
    (A railway line.)
    Black inside and white outside four corners around about
    (A chimney of a house)
    Spell a broken down ditch in three letters.
    (Gap)
    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
    Kathleen Garvey
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Martin Garvey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Burren, Co. Mayo