School: Drumshanbo (roll number 16846)

Location:
Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Cathal Ó Buadhacháin
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  1. As I went out on yonder gap I saw a man giving a call his beard was red his mouth was born and such a man was never born (a cock)
    As round as an apple as deep as a cup all the men in Derry would not lift it up (a well)
    I have a gray goose she is of a great size the man that would buy her would need to be wise she has feet in her bellie and walks upon none she is far from her lodging and seldom comes home (a ship)
    Black white blue and green the nicest sight that ever you seen (a mag)
    Rita Hughes Breanrisk,
    Drumlist P.O. Longford
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Hughes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Breanrisk, Co. Longford