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School: Páirc an Iarla (roll number 9303)

Location:
Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Maonaigh
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q. The half of a harrow, the whole of a ring, a ton for a horse a man's name it will bring.
    A. Harrington.
    Q. As I went out into a field of wheat I picked something good to eat. It was neither fish nor flesh, fowl or bone? and I kept it 'til it walked alone.
    A. An egg.
    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
    Kathleen Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Occupation
    Farmer's daughter
    Address
    Newtown Kilcashel, Co. Roscommon