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School: Cúige na Mainseár

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Quignamanger, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Antoine Mac Amhaghladha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0162, Page 273

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  1. Riddles

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    Out of a roomful I could not get a soonful.
    Smoke
    Why does a white sheep eat more than a black sheep
    Because a black sheep is scacer
    As black as ink and as white as milk and hops on the road like a hailstone
    A magpie.
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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
    Nellie Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardvally, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Anderson
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    30
    Address
    Ardvally, Co. Mayo