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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 322

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    Two legs slinging two legs hanging and four legs lying on the grass
    (A man and a woman riding a horse)
    The more you take out of it the bigger it gets.
    (A hole)
    Tommy Huddle in a puddle.
    A green coat and a white skirt.
    (A rush)
    I would live to dye and dye to live the more I dye the better I [?]
    (An Woman dyeing (clothes)
    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 Flannery
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Flannery
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Sarnaght, Co. Mayo