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School: Coradh Chaitlín (C.)

Location:
Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Eibhlin, Bean Mhic Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0598, Page 382

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    As round as an apple ,as plump as a ball and can climb the church steeple and all.
    (The sun)
    Six tea cups upon a shelf and one fell,how many were left?
    (five)
    Three legs in the air and two legs on the ground and the head of a living man in the dead man's mouth( a man carrying a pot on his head)
    As I looked out from my top window i saw the dead carrying the living(a ship)
    What can be changed without been seen or moved (your mind)
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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 Fox
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    46
    Address
    Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Sgt Long
    Address
    Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare