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School: Inch Island

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Carrickanee, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Mac Fhinn
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    the house and lies in one corner
    Ans: A whisp.
    Q:What goes up the hill and down the hill and through the valley and never moves
    A: The road.
    Pupil Eddie Sweeney.
    Hill Bay, Inch Island
    told by (Mrs) Hannah Sweeney
    Hill Bay, Inch Island
    Riddles
    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
    Eddie Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlequarter, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Hannah Sweeney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlequarter, Co. Donegal