School: Mullach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 3928)

Location:
Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Sandair
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  1. Riddle Riddle Ri such a riddle could not be ; through a rock, through a reel, through an old spinning wheel, through a basin full of pepper, through an old cow's leather, through a horse's (a) shin bone, Riddle me that and I will let you alone.
    Answer - lightning
    As I was going to the fair of Athy (I met)
    I met nine tinkers and their wives.
    Each tinker had a bag.
    In every bad there was a cat, and
    every cat had a kitten
    Tinkers, cats, kitten's, and wive's hair
    many went to the fair of Athy.
    (continues on next page)
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mícheál Ó Flannagáin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Finnor More, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Séamus Ó Scannlán
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Finnor More, Co. Clare