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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 32

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    I flung. If you were there to see the fun.
    A jag.
    6/ As I went up yon slippery slap I met my uncle Davy I cut his throat and sicked his blood and left him lying easy.
    A bottle of whiskey.
    7/ Three ladies all dressed in white they took the fever and died on [?] night?
    Three candles.
    8/ I have a wee mare they call her Dunlop the harder she gallops the faster she swallows the rope.
    A spinning wheel.
    9/ As round as a ring, as flat as pan the whole of a woman and
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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
    Annie Sheerin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Inniskil, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Sheerin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Inniskil, Co. Donegal