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School: Scoil an Chlochair, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 10165)

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Glenties, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Deuglán
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    Comh bán le sneachta, comh glás le féar, comh dearg le fuil, is comh dubh le súithéche? Sméar-dubh.
    Deireagan, deireagan buail an bál dubh í. Teine.
    Tuithte, tuithte taobh amuigh dé’n calidhe, tuithte tuithte taobh istuigh dé’n claidhe, má bhaineann tú de tuithte baineadh tuithte duit? Corr-faidhe.
    Nuair a bhíonn sé ag dúl ar shiubhal bíonn a aghaidh ar an bhaile agus nuair a bhíonn sé ag teacht abhaile bíonn a chúl ar an bhaile? Cruth-capall.
    Ceathar ar rith, ceathar ar crith, beirt ag déanamh ólais agus robín ar deireadh? An bhó.
    Droichead ar loch gan maide gan cloch? Leac-oidhre.
    Goide’n taobh dé’n cúpa a bhfuil an chluas air? An taobh amuigh.
    Cá mhéud gob a bhuaileas cearc ar an úrlar nuair bhíos sí ag ithe deiche grainín coirce? Aon gob amháin.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Feidhlmína Ní Bhreasláin
    Gender
    Female