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School: Tulach Ruacháin

Location:
Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál de Bhaldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 579

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    Over gravel I did travel under road I did stand, I rode a mare that never foaled, and carried the bridle in my hand? A train.
    It flies high, it lies low, it wears shoes and has none? A football
    Four legs up, four legs down, soft in the middle and hard all round? A bed.
    As round as an apple, as deep as a cup and all the Kings horses could not pull it up? A well.
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    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
    James Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Fahey
    Gender
    Male