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School: Gleann Coirib (roll number 6763)

Location:
Glencorrib, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Hargadáin
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    What part of an animal goes out the gap first? Its breath.
    I threw it up as white as snow and it came down as yellow as gold. An egg.
    As high as the wall, as white as milk, as sweet as honey and as red as blood. : An apple.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Mary Hennelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glencorrib, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Hennelly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glencorrib, Co. Mayo