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School: Scoil na gCeithre Máighistrí, Dún na nGall (roll number 14247)

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Copany, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cathal Mag Fhionntaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1035, Page 334

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    11. I pared his head and shaved his face
    And took him from his native place.
    With wearied horses
    And tired men
    I left him at the journey’s en “d”
    Ans. A turf.
    12. A house-ful and a [room-ful ?]
    Yet you could not get
    A spoon-ful.
    Ans. Smoke
    13. A Guess.
    A girl got married and her Father gave
    her a present of twenty ropes. There were
    twenty knots on every rope and
    twenty twists in every knot and
    twenty pence in every purse.
    How much was the fortune?
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Adhamhnan Mag Fhionntaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13