School: Turlough, Béal an Chloga (roll number 14872)
- Location:
- Turlough, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Éalaidhe
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“A man without eyes saw apples on a tree, ...”
1) A man without eyes saw apples on a tree, he took no apples, he left no apples, and how can that be?
2) Black and white and read ll over? A newspaper.
3) What's cut, passed around and never eaten? A pack of cards.
4) If a ton of coal costs 50 s, what will a boat of turf come to? Ashes.
5) How many sticks go to a blackbird's nest? None but all he brings.
6) A man went into a public house for 4 gallons of whiskey. The man of the shop had only a 3, 5 and eight gallon measure. How did he give him correct measurement?
7) Long legs, crooked thighs, small head and no eyes? A tongs.
8) Once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years? M.
- Collector
- Nora Mc Gann
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Michael Mc Gann
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Aghawinnaun, Co. Clare