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School: Finea (roll number 10599)

Location:
Finnea, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Kathleen Hackett
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0719, Page 020

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    1. Big bodied mother, long legged father, and three sons one as big as the other.
    A. A pot and pothooks and three legs.
    2. Long legs, short thighs big body and no eyes.
    A. A tongs.
    3. Hick - hank under bank ten drawing four.
    A. A woman milking a cow.
    4. The lord of a lady lived under a spout the lord let a shot and the lady jumped out.
    A. A Gun letting a shot.
    5. As I walked out on yonder gap I met my uncle Davy, I pulled him down and sucked his blood and left him lying easy.
    A. A blackberry.
    6. Long man headless came to the door footless "Keep away
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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
    Informant
    Mrs Patrick Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    52
    Address
    Togher, Co. Westmeath