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School: Ednacarnon (roll number 3523)

Location:
Edenacarnan South, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Staráid
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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    I met my uncle Davy,
    I cut off his head,
    And I sucked his blood,
    And left him lying easy.
    Answer. A bottle of wine.
    11. What was before Adam,
    And will be for evermore;
    ‘Twas only one month old,
    When Adam was four score?
    Answer. The moon.
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  2. A Collection of Riddles

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    When I was young and in my clay.
    They came and carried me away.
    They washed my face and champed my bones,
    And (layed) laid me in a grave of flesh.
    Answer: A potato
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eliza Elliott
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathdonnell, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs W. Elliott
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    54
    Address
    Rathdonnell, Co. Donegal