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School: Barefield, Inis

Location:
Barefield or Gortlumman, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Ríordáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0594, Page 002

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  1. Béaloideas - Riddles

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    As round as a barrel as flat as a pan half of a woman and all of a man
    A penny
    As round as a barrel with two kinds of fruit in it
    An egg
    Black and white and read all over
    A newspaper
    Over gravel I did travel on firm boards I did stand. I rode a mare that never foaled and I carried this bridle in my hand.
    A ship
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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
    Collector
    Kitty Hanrahan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Michael Hanrahan
    Gender
    Male