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School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 090

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  1. A Story (continued)

    “One day a man named John Kelly of Kilcummin was quarrying some stones that were in the way of the plough.”

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  2. Riddles

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    (1) I have a horse with an iron thro[?] As fast as he gallops he swallows the rope
    Ans: A Spinning wheel
    (2) Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall
    Humpty Dumpty got a great fall
    All the King's horses, and
    all the King's men could
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Coultry
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo