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   “Riddle me riddle me ranty O ¶ My father gave me some seed to sow”

   

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   Riddle me riddle me ranty O
   My father gave me some seed to sow
   When the seed began to grow
   Like a porcupine in the snow
   When the snow began to melt
   Like a man that lost his health
   When his health began to fall
   Like a sparrow against the wall
   When the sparrow began to fly
   Like an eagle in the sky
   When the sky began to rattle
   Like two men fighting a battle
   When the blood began to spill
   Like the winding of a mill
   When the mill began to stop
   Like the pegging of a top
   When the top began to roll
   Like a nice china bowl
   When the bowl began to kreak
   Like a young Corn Crake
   Answer. Hailstones

   

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Tony Tierney

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Baile an Teampaill, Co. Chorcaí

   Informant

   Mrs Tierney

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   50

   Address

   Baile an Teampaill, Co. Chorcaí