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School: Ballinamona

Location:
Ballynamona, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Michael Mc Keon
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  1. Riddles

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    What's in the mire and not in the mud,
    What's in the river and not in the flood,
    What's in the horse and not in the cow,
    What's in the boar and not in the sow
    What's in the church and not in the steeple,
    What's in the Minister and not in the people,
    What's in the rock and not in the stone,
    What's in the mara' and not in the bone,
    Answer The letter R,
    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
    Collector
    John Heery
    Gender
    Male

  2. Riddles

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    2.
    I got it when I was not looking for it,
    When I sat down to look for it I could not get it
    When I could not get it I had to bring it home with me.
    Answer A thorn in your foot.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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