School: Seefin (B. & C.) (roll number 12874)

Location:
Seefin, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
James P. Byrne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0096G, Page 01_007

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  1. 1. It open's like a barn door, and shuts like a trap and many is the things you think off, before you think of that. (an umbrella).
    2. I went up the boreen and I carried the Noreen on my back. (a ladder). As round as an aple, as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other side 3. a man. (a penny). It's under the water and over the water and never touches the water. (a woman)
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie Cunningham
    Gender
    Male