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School: Lugnaskeehan (roll number 6562)

Location:
Lugnaskeehan, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Máire Ní Eibhir
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    How would you compare a clock to a good fighting man?
    (Both strike at the right time)
    How would you compare a cobbler's shop to hell?
    Both are filled with condemned soles(souls)
    When is the moon never hungry?
    (When it is full)
    What fights the wolf and fights the bear
    And fights the wild geese in the air?
    (Hunger)
    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
    Annie Mc Ternan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lugnaskeehan, Co. Leitrim
    Collector
    Mary Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lugnaskeehan, Co. Leitrim
    Collector
    Phelim Mc Ternan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullaghmore, Co. Leitrim
    Collector
    Thomas Judge
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullinwillin, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Francis Mc Ternan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortermone, Co. Leitrim