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School: Béal an Mhuirthid (C.) (roll number 14857)

Location:
Béal an Mhuirthead, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Sorcha, Bean Uí Náraidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0134, Page 409

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    Riddles 18th July 1938
    It runs up and down and never stops a road
    As round as an apple, as flat as a pan. On one side a woman and on the other a man a penny
    What Banks are there no money in river banks
    Why are big people the laziest
    because they are the longest in bed.
    What is the biggest wonder on the map of Europe
    That Hungary didn't eat Turkey
    As white as snow but not snow
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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
    Annie Conmy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Béal an Mhuirthead, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mary Conmy
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    71
    Address
    Béal an Mhuirthead, Co. Mayo