School: Cúige na Mainseár

Location:
Quignamanger, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Antoine Mac Amhaghladha
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  1. Riddles
    Waste not want not is a maxim I will try but you will never miss the water till the well runs dry.
    Its as round as an apple and as deep as a cup and all the men in Derry could not lift it up
    (Well)
    Long legs short thighs round read and no eyes
    Tongs
    its deep and its damp and its damp about the bank and its fit for a lord or a lady
    Grave
    Spell broken down ditches in three letters
    Gap
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardvally, Co. Mayo