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School: Eaglais

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Burren, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Mongaigh
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  1. Riddles

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    As round as my head, and as long as a hundred trees,
    (a spool of thread)
    What part of the cow goes in the gap first,
    (her breath)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. Riddles

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    Why does a man with one eye see better than a man with two eyes
    (Because the man with one eye can see the see the other man's two eyes. And the man with two eyes can see only one eye)
    Twenty cats went in a yard.
    What time was that?
    (Twenty five pass one)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Ellen Ruane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sarnaght, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Ruane
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50