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School: Cnoc an Iubhair (B.)

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Kealid, Co. Kerry
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Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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    1. Jenny Joe inside the wall. Jenny Joe outside the wall. If you touch Jenny Joe you will make a roar and bawl.
    Ans. A nettle.
    2. Far away, far as I can see, a black ram in a holy tree. It would conquer the wolf, it would conquer the bear. It would conquer all the birds of the air.
    Ans. Hunger.
    3. Over gravel I do travel. In oak I do stand. I ride a mare that never foaled, and hold the bridle in my hand.
    Ans. A ship.
    4. Nellie with the white dress, a red head, the longer she lives the shorter she grows.
    Ans. A candle.
    5. It goes all around the world
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    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
    William O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Informant
    John Costello
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Kilmorna, Co. Kerry