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    Riddles
    9th. November,1937.
    1 It never was or never will be,A mouse's nest in a cats ear.
    11 As I was going to the fair .Mrs Mathing. I met seven tinkers, and their wifes, seven cats,seven dogs,how many was going to the fair of Mathias
    Answer ,One.
    111 As I went out a slippery gap I met my uncle Davie I cut off his
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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 Harrison
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr James Harrison
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tyredagh Upper, Co. Clare