School: Ráth Sheiscinn (roll number 13866)

Location:
Ratheskin, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Anna Ní Chléirigh
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  1. Twelve pears hung on high
    Twelve Dukes passed by
    Each took a pear
    And still there were eleven there
    Answer- A man named "Each" took one pear
    There was a man who had no eyes
    He went out to view the skies
    He saw a bush with apples on
    He took no apples off
    And he left no apples on
    Answer: A man with one eye went out and saw a tree with two apples on it. He took one and left one.
    Horn kill horses
    Horses kill fowl
    (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)
    Folktales index
    AT0851: The Princess who Cannot Solve the Riddle
    Language
    English
    Collector
    A. Cleary
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Kilfian, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Finegan
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creevagh More, Co. Mayo