School: Naomh Feichín, Cros (roll number 7075)

Location:
Cross, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
M. Mac Niocail
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  1. 1. It comes with the train it goes with the train it is no good to the train and the train cannot go without it.
    (Noise)
    2. If I were in the sun and you out of it what would the sun be
    Sin
    3. A bottomless barrel it is shaped like a (?)
    It s full of flesh and the flesh is (?)
    A Tailors thimble
    4. Ding dong down in a can ten drawing four
    Milking a cow
    5.I had a house and a mouse would not fit in it
    and all the ladies men in town would not come
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Walter Murphy
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    38
    Address
    Billypark, Co. Mayo