School: Lough Arrow
- Location:
- Lough Arrow, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Cathal Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 174
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- (continued from previous page)Then the King invited his seven sons to a feast which lasted for seven days.
- Riddles were very common in olden times. Here are some of the following which were used locally in my district in olden times.
As I past over London bridge I met an Irish scholar he took of his hat and drew off his glove will you tell me the name of the scholar = Andrew.
Its deep and its damp and its green above the bank and it is fit for a Lord or lady = A grave
As black as ink as white as milk and it hops on the road like hail stones = a Magpie
Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat if you were guessing for ever you would never guess that = a Pipe.
A flock of white sheep on a red hill, here they go now they go now they stand still. = Teeth in your gums.
Out of a room full cannot take a spoonful = Air.
I have a little house and a mouse would not fit in it and all the men in Derry would not count.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary Harte
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrigeenblike, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mr Martin Mitchell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Carrigeenblike, Co. Sligo
