School: Tullyveela

Location:
Tullyveela, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Murray
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  1. What has teeth and no mouth?
    A comb
    What has a fire over it and a fire under it and yet never touches the fire?
    A soda cake
    What can you hear but cannot see?
    The Wind.
    Spell black water in
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mc Govern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lannanerriagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    John Mc Govern
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lannanerriagh, Co. Cavan