School: Ceapach an tSeagail

Location:
Cappataggle, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Antoine Ó Monacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0004

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  1. Little shele puddle sitting in a puddle
    All her children died with age
    But little shele sits there still.
    A hawbush.
    A little white and round house and is full of meat.
    It has no doors or windows to let me in to eat.
    An egg.
    What is the highest part of a cow in a wood?
    A cow's low.
    What bow can no one tie?
    A rainbow.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Jennings
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cappataggle, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Peter Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cappataggle, Co. Galway