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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 274

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Riddles
    What makes a tinny lighter
    (A Hole)
    Why is Killala like a spire
    (Because there is a tower in it)
    Twenty white cows in a stall out jumped the red cow among them all
    (Your tongue and teeth)
    It's black and white and read all over
    (A news paper)
    Teller- Mrs Anderson
    Ardballey
    Ballina
    Co. Mayo
    Collector- Nellie Connor
    Ardvalley
    Ballina
    Co Mayo
    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