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Seán Ó Labhradha
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    (continued from previous page)
    shoes without leather.
    (The Blacksmith)
    3. Up I am full,
    Down I am slender
    Give me a pull,
    So gentle and tender
    (A Stocking)
    4. Things often brought to table,
    Often cut, but never eaten.
    (A pack of cards)
    5. My head and tail both equal are,
    My middle as slender as a "B"
    Whether I stand on head or tail,
    Is both the same to you or me.
    ("The figure Eight")
    6. Its as round as an apple,
    Its as sharp as a lance,
    If you would sit on the top of it,
    It would take you to France.
    (The Moon)
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Eibhlín Nic Diarmada
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ahaun, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Máirtín Mac Diarmada
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ahaun, Co. Galway