School: Derries (roll number 11388)

Location:
Derries, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Meadhbh Bean Uí Chiaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 072

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 072

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  1. I walked until I got it when I got I sat down to look for it when I couldn’t get it I (sat) brought it home with me.
    A. a thorn when you get it in your foot.
    Down in the meadow there is a press and in that press there is a cup and in the cup there is a drop and all the world will get a share of that.
    A. death.
    I have a wee horse and he’s tied to the wall he’d eat all the fodder [?] from this to Donegal.
    A. fire
    The man that made it didn’t want it the man that wanted it didn’t use it the man that used it didn’t see it what it was.
    A. coffin.
    There was a man he had no eyes he went out to view the sky
    (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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Duncan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Legnanornoge, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Duncan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Legnanornoge, Co. Donegal