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School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

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Ballyglass West, Co. Galway
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036D, Page 07_012

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    met my Aunty Noreen and she had silver toes and an iron nose and on my oath she would frighten the crows. A gun
    I went up the boreen and I came down the boreen and I carried the boreen on my back. A ladder
    Spell knocked wall in three letters. A gap
    Long legs crooked thighs small head and no eyes. A tongs
    Riddle me riddle and what is that over your head and under your hat. The hair of your head
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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
    Bridie Howley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lavally, Co. Galway