School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)

Location:
Cormeen, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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  1. Through a rack through a reel.
    Through an old spining wheel
    Through a bag of pepper
    Through a millers hopper
    Through an old mares shin bone
    Answer = A Moth
    What is it that's short, and the more you cut off it the longer it
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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
    Annie Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Skearke, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Michael Carroll
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Skearke, Co. Meath