Riddles

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Hidden Treasure

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Mícheál Ó Néill, Seámus de Naddhac

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(gan teideal)

“A carrier from Roscarbery was returning from Cork with a heavy load.”

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Liam Ó Ruairc, Randal Ó Muirthille

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“A man from the Ballineen district was returning form Clonakilty one Winter's night”

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Liam Ó Ruairc, Randal Ó Muirthille

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“Garsún a chuaidh ar scoil agus gan focal Béarla aige”

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Liam Ó Ruairc, Randal Ó Muirthille

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“Garsún eile go raibh an scéal ag dul dian air seo mar a shocraig sé an scéal:”

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Conchubhar Ó h Eagluigthe, Liam Ó Ruairc

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“Sín amach dho lamh ar a t-aghaidh agus cídhfir an rud nách raibh, ná fuil agus ná beidh go deo.”

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Liam Ó Ruairc, Seán Ó Déisigh

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“Ministir a fuair bás agus cuireadh fios ar bean caointe.”

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Séamus De Naodhach, Seán Ó Déisig

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(gan teideal)

“bail ó Dia annso: Conus tá'n tú a bhean a' tighe.”

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Liam Ó Ruairc, Randal Ó Muirthille

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“In olden times the people depended on their own industry for the necessaries of life.”

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Liam de Gaillidhe

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“The following story is told of the days before tea came into general use.”

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Máire Ní Laoghaire, Seán Ó Laoghaire

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“A young curate was on the stations with his Parish Priest and regarded the people of the particular district as being rather dull.”

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Seán Ó Laoghaire

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“In the years gone by poeple on meeting the priest on the road or street would gennflect”

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Jeremiah Duggan

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“Cocks crowing around the house are supposed to foretell the death of a relative.”

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Jeremiah Duggan

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“On the death of a child the mother purchased a mug or saucepan which was given, full of milk to the first poor child that came the way”

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John Leary

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“The mother of a family does not follow the remains of the first one of her children.”

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John Mac Carthy

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“In many districts the custom prevailed of conveying the remains of the dead to the graveyard in a common cart.”

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Liam Ó Ruairc

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“When a person dies his or her best clothes are given to a relative who wears them to mass on three successive Sundays.”

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Liam Ó Ruairc

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Travelling Folk

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“An animal should never be struck with a broom.”

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