School: Cluain Fhada (C.) (roll number 15558)

Location:
Cloonfad, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mrs. Flood
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  1. King of Mulro built a ship
    Ann in that ship his daughter sat
    Ann I would be blamed for telling her name
    Ann three times there I told it.
    Answer "Ann"
    Eggs and bacon,
    Bacon fat,
    In three letters,
    Spell me that.
    Answer:- "that"
    London Derry,
    Cork and Kerry,
    Spell me that
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Coyne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tonregee, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs James Coyne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    44
    Address
    Tonregee, Co. Mayo