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School: The Rower (C.), Inistioge (roll number 15161)

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The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Labhaoise Nic Liam
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 226

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  1. How the Gobán Saor Got His Wife (continued)

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    wool off the skin and gave him the skin and paid him for the wool. He came home and told his father what had happened. "Go said the Gobán and find that woman that is the wife for you." He set off found her and married her.
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  2. Local Riddles

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    Ques. What is it that goes upstairs white and comes down red (read)
    Ans. A newspaper
    Ques. What is it, is too short and by cutting a piece off it, it makes it longer.
    Ans. A grave.
    Ques. Deep it is, dank it is, deep around the bank it is, fit for any man it is.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena Crotty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Crotty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    The Rower, Co. Kilkenny