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School: Carniska (roll number 1681)

Location:
Carrownaskeagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Richard Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0253, Page 080

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    man who beheaded the king (Cromwell|) (Crumbwell)
    As round as an apple as deep a a cup all the men in Ireland would not lift it up
    The shadow of the moon in a well
    As round as an apple as fat a a ?an one side a woman and the other a man
    An English coin
    Long legs short thigs humpu back and no eyes
    A tongs
    Riddle riddle roinin on the hearth stonien without a bonien
    Ashes
    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
    Informant
    Mr Stephen Feeney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    59
    Address
    Carrowclogher, Co. Roscommon