School: Tulach Cruinn, Inis (roll number 7708)
- Location:
- Tullycreen Upper, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Maranáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0601, Page 012
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Tomhaiseanna.
Q.Why is dancing like new-milk?
A. Because it strengthens the calves.
Q.What nation does a criminal dread?
A.Condemnation.
Q.What is the cleanest letter in the Alphabet?
A.H. because it is always in the centre of washing.
Q.The bleat of a lamb that comes from a bee the name of a man that lives in Kilkee.?
A.Mahoney.
Q.What is the hardest key to turn?
A.The key of a monkey.
Q.Why should a poor man drink coffee?
A.Because he has no property.(tea)
Q.What is it the more you take from it ,the larger it becomes.?
A. Ahole.
Q.Twins were born in March 1,800.In the month of September ,one of them died and the other married his mother?
A.Born in the town of March.One that lived became a Priest and married his mother.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Reidy
- Gender
- Female
- Collector
- Bridie Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Clancy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cahercannavan, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Tone Canny
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Brisla West, Co. Clare
