School: Scoil na mBráthar, Caiseal (roll number 16726)

Location:
Cashel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An Br. B. E. Ó hOireabháird
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  1. A blind beggar had a brother. The brother went to sea and got drowned. The drowned man had no brother and what relation was the blind beggar to the drowned man.
    Answer - The blind beggar was a woman.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John O' Dwyer
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs O' Dwyer
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Tipperary