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School: Baile Gaedhaelach (C.)

Location:
Irishtown, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Manus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0097, Page 254

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  1. Folklore - Riddles (continued)

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    tuches the fire
    (A cake in an oven)
    As long as a finger as white as the snow the longer you pull it the shorter it grows
    ( A Cigerette)
    How many two's in five
    (Two half crowns)
    Broad day light in the middle of the night two dead men got up to fight two cripples ran for the priest and two dumbies shouted hurry on
    (A lie)
    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
    Kitty Godfrey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrownlough, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Gertie Godfrey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrownlough, Co. Mayo