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School: Sallybank

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Drumsillagh or Sallybank (Merritt), Co. Clare
Teacher:
Seán Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0585, Page 207

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    a brass man driving?
    A Needle thread and temble.
    Old Mrs Twitchet has but one eye and a longtail which she lets fly and every time she goes out a gap she leaves a bit of her tail in a trap.
    A needle and thread.
    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
    Kitty Fennessy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloghera, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mr Christopher Fennessy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloghera, Co. Clare