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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 146

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    Riddles
    (1) As I was going to Saint Eives I met a man with seven Wives, every Wife had seven sacks, every sack had seven cats, every cat had seven kittens, Cats, Kittens, sacks and Wives how many was going to Saint Eives
    Ans One Man
    (2) I have a little Sister they call her "Peep Peep". She would wade through the water so deep deep. She would climb up the mountains so high high and my little Sister has a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Rogers
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo