School: Cill Chiaráin

Location:
Cill Chiaráin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Nioclás Mac Aoidh
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  1. Céard tá níos duibhe ná an fiach dubh.
    A chuid clúmhaigh
    Cé mhéad cos ar ocht muilt
    Dhá chois.
    Cé'n mhí is lugha a ghní mná chainnt.
    I Mí Feabhra.
    Meig meig ar taobh istigh de'n chlaidhe, meig meig ar an taobh amuigh de'n chlaidhe ní bhainfeadh an meig ar taobh istigh de'n chlaidhe leis an meig ar an taobh amuigh de'n claide.
    Neanntóig
    Siúd ins an gclúid é is dhá chéad súil ann.
    Criathar
    Siúd tháll ort é ní trom leat é ní ball de bhaill do chuirp é tá sé ort
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Máirtín Ó Congaile
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Cill Chiaráin, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Máirtín Ó Congaile
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    83
    Address
    Coill Sáile, Co. Galway