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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 254

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    A lump of suit without any bones
    Answer a worm
    Two row of white horses standing on a hill.
    They are going they are going.
    They are standing there still.
    (Answer a row of teeth.)
    Twenty four white birds aboad in the hill. In comesa red one and licks them all.
    (Answer a tongue
    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
    Peggy O Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs O Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Sarnaght, Co. Mayo