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School: An Gleann Garbh (roll number 2379)

Location:
Glengarriff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Caoimhín Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0279, Page 115

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    1. A fiddler in Cork had a brother a fiddler in New-York. The fiddler in New-York had no brother at all. What call had the fiddler in New-York to the fiddler in Cork.
    A Sister.
    2. If a fellow met a fellow in a fellows field could a fellow tell a fellow what a fellow means
    What.
    3. I have a little sister and she stands near the ditch, and if you came near her, she would give you the itch.
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    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
    Máire Ní Sheaghdha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrigrour, Co. Cork