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School: Stracarne (roll number 16343)

Location:
Sragarn, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
P. Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0219, Page 409

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    “One night as he was passing through a fort.”

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    and as he did so the fairy disappeared. Then he went home sorrowful at his mishap.
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    “As I went out on younder gap I met my uncle David I cut off his head and sucked his blood and left him lying easy.”

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    As I went out on younder gap I met my uncle David I cut off his head and sucked his blood and left him lying easy: Answer A Blackberry
    Patch upon patch without many stiches riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of britches. Answer A head of cabbage
    It is in the shop and it cannot be sold it is in the water and it cannot be drowned it is in the mill and it cannot be ground. Answer The sun
    Headed like a timble tailed like a rat you may guess forever but you could not guess that. Answer A piper
    What makes more noise at a gate than a pig. Answer Two pigs
    Black we are much admired men seek us until they are tired tired they horses to comfort man tell me this riddle if you can. Answer Turf
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hellen Kilerin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sragarn, Co. Leitrim

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    “What side of a mug is the handle.”

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    What side of a mug is the handle. Answer On the outside.
    What is it that is full of holes and holds up water
    Answer crook
    How many wells would fill a lake
    Answer one if it was big enough.
    What is it that the more you take off
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