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School: Ceathrú (Carton) (roll number 15339)

Location:
Cartron, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0215, Page 331

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    R(1) There is a gray goose in the garden she's of a great size, the man that will buy her, will want to be wise she has feet in her belly and walks upon none, she goes far from her dwelling and seldom come's home
    A = A Ship.
    R(2) I have a little house and it would'nt hold a mouse and it as many windows as the Lord Mayor's castle.
    A = A Thimble.
    R(3) As I went up to Dublin I saw a great wonder four and twenty wild geese tearing the earth asunder.
    A = A Harrow.
    R(4) What's full and can hold more.
    A A pot of potatoes and water.
    R(5) A jumper of ditches a clipper of thorn's a bunny brown cow with two leather horn's.
    A = A Rabbit.
    R(6) Round the house and round the house and lies in the corner.
    A = A Beesom.
    R(7) One moonlight night as I sat high watching for one, two passed by, my
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ena Woods
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corboghil, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Woods
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corboghil, Co. Leitrim