School: An Gleann Garbh (roll number 2379)

Location:
Glengarriff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Caoimhín Ó Séaghdha
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    fairest that was ever born. The first hour of her life she became a wife and died before she was born
    Eve
    3. As black as ink and as white as milk and hops on the ground like hailstones
    A magpie.
    4. Twenty sick (six) sheep went out a gap, one died how many were left
    Nineteen.
    5. As round as a marble as deep as a cup: that all the kings army
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Liam Ó Failbhe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coorannel, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Donnchadha Ó Failbhe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coorannel, Co. Cork