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School: Dearg Dún (roll number 10894)

Location:
Dergvone, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Máire Ní Lochlainn
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    In comes two legs, sits upon three legs and a leg in her lap; in comes four legs lifts up one leg, up jumps two legs, lifts up three legs knocks down four legs and gets her own leg back.
    A woman and a leg of mutton.
    What goes through the wood and through the wood and leaves a white rag in every bush?
    Snow.
    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
    Fred Forbes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coollegreane, Co. Leitrim
    Collector
    Mary Cullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dergvone, Co. Leitrim
    Collector
    Michael J. Gilmartin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dergvone, Co. Leitrim
    Collector
    Nora Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coollegreane, Co. Leitrim