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School: Droim Caorthainn

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Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0204, Page 076

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  1. Riddles Collected by Children in Drumkeeran District (continued)

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    his blood and left him lying easy.
    A bottle of Whiskey.
    Long legs crooked thighs small head and no eyes.
    A tongs.
    I went into an orchard one day and I saw apples on a tree. I took no apples off and I left no apples on. How many apples were on the tree.
    There were two apples on the tree and I took one.
    From house to house and sleeps out.
    A foot path.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
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    English