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School: Eaglais

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Burren, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
S. Ó Mongaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 119

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    As I went up the boating I meet my Ant Noreen She had steel toes iron nose and dear knows she would frighten the crows
    (a gun)
    Black cow White cow
    Shellin strings and leesther
    Throw the beetle at the door
    and in comes leesther
    (said on the foot)
    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
    Máire Ni Ruadháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sarnaght, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Michael Ruane
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50