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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (B.) (roll number 1866)

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M.S. Ó Ceallaigh
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    and what we see every day.
    An Equal.
    As soft as silk, as white as milk, as bitter as gall, as strong as a wall, and a green coat covers me all. A walnut.
    As high as a castle, as weak as a wastle and all the kings horses cannot pull it down. Smoke.
    Long legs crooked thigs, little head and no eyes. A pair of tongs.
    There was a girl in our town,
    Silk an' satin was her gown,
    silk an' satin gold an' velvet
    guss he name three times Ive tell'd.
    Ann.
    Riddke me, riddle me, what is that over the hair and under the hat.
    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
    William Mc Quillan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon