School: Eslin (roll number 10026)

Location:
Eslinbridge, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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    The commercial traveller came in he asked him had he the three questions for him and he said he had. Then he asked him what weight is the moon and he said four quarters and four quarters are one hundred weight. The second was: How much clay was there on his avenue and he said there was no clay on his avenue that was a commercial traveller. Then he asked him what he was thinking of. He said that he was thinking that it was the master he had in it was the old dunce.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT0922: The Shepherd Substituting for the Priest Answers the King's Questions
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Reynolds
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cavan, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Thomas Reynolds
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cavan, Co. Leitrim