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School: Réidh Ghlas (roll number 14853)

Location:
Knockardtry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pártholán Ó Dálaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 390

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    How many cows tails would reach the sky
    One if it was long enough.
    I went out a slippery gap to meet my uncle Davy
    I cut off his head and left his body standing easy.
    A head of cabbage.
    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
    Mary Hickey
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mary Sheehan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Knockardtry, Co. Kerry