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School: Drumshanbo (C.) (roll number 12873)

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Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Margaret Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0207, Page 007

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    There are five branches on my tree
    Most neatly set in frame
    The first of them is small
    The second is more tall
    That which in the middle grows
    is taller than them all
    Next to that another grows
    To garnish off my tree
    Set forth my riddle everyone
    That does my riddle know
    And tell me where my riddle is
    And where my tree does grow.
    A hand.
    Its deep and its damp and green on the bank, its fit for Lord or Lady.
    A grave.
    (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
    Monica Tierney
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 70
    Address
    Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim