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School: St Garvan's, Rathmullen

Location:
Rathmullan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus P. Mac Eiteagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1089, Page 23

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    I have a mare with an iron throat the faster she goes she swallows the rope.
    A spinning wheel.
    What cap never comes off to a lady?
    A night cap
    What foot has no legs?
    The foot of a mountain.
    What face never laughs? Clock
    As I was going to St Ives I met a man with seven wives every wife had seven sacks every sack has seven cats and every cat had seven kittens. How many were going to St Ives?
    One.
    I am a little paper house with paper folk inside me and on my little paper wall the Kings head hangs out side me.
    An envelope.
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    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
    Joe Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clondallan, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Kelly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clondallan, Co. Donegal