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School: Rooskey

Location:
Roosky, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Martin J. Casey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0115, Page 252

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  1. Local Riddles (continued)

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    and it hops on the road like hailstones
    A A magpie
    Q I got up one foggy morning I heard a noise, it wasn't the noise of a cock it wasn't the noise of a a cow and it wasn't alive.
    A Ice breaking
    Q Its red and its damp and it's green above the bank and it's fit for the lord and the lady
    A A grave
    Q Twenty sheep went out a gap twenty more went after that the sheperd and his dog went after that how many feet in all that
    A Two feet
    Q As I went up sandy hill sandy hill was shaking and the bird in sandy hill flew in an acre
    A A man winnowing oats
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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
    Agnes Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mary Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Mayo