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School: Castlecary

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Ballyrattan, Co. Donegal
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Mary S.J. Donaghy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1117, Page 3

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  1. Hidden Treasure (continued)

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    No one has ever ventured to go into this opening. This rock is situated in the townland of Ballyrattan, in the parish of Upper Mohill, in the Barony of Inishowen, in the County of Donegal.
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  2. Riddles

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    No fish, no flesh, no beef, no bones,
    Four fingers and yet a thumb.
    A Glove.
    Long legs, crooked thighs,
    Wee head, and no eyes.
    Ans. A pair of thongs.
    They pared my head, they cut my face
    They took me from my dwelling place
    With weary horses and tired men
    They took me to my journey's end.
    Ans. A turf
    No fish, no flesh, no beef, no bones,
    On that day month it walked alone.
    Ans. A duck egg.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Arthur Peoples
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlecary, Co. Donegal