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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
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Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 148

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    (8) Humped hearted Mother hollow hearted Father. Three little children all the same.
    Ans. A pot and three feet
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  2. A Tinker

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    A tinker
    Once there was a very big hotel in Dublin, and the propietor was very well off and owned some house property in Dublin. Some of the houses were small and miserable to suit the poor people.
    It happened that a tinker or tin smith, was living in one of these houses, And he fell into arrears of rent. He was unable to pay his debts.
    This wealthy hotel keeper, evicted the tinker, who had neither camp or a house to go into. The tinker went to Dan O'Connell and told
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Rogers
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo