School: Crannach, Inis

Location:
Cranny, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Maolchaoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0603, Page 078

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0603, Page 078

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    maithe" a gheibheann na prátaí maithe agus fhágann na prátaí duibhe. Ní bhíonn aon chúis gearráin ag na daoine seo a bhíonn mhí-sásta, mar gheibheann siad rudai níos fearr ná na prátaí uairennta.
    (Fuaras an sgéal seo ó:- Maire Nic Mathghamhna, Crannach)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Q. What is white, it is black, and it is read all over.
    A. A newspaper
    Q. There were ten men in a ship and yet there was not a single man in it.
    A. They were all married
    Q. What is half the world like
    A. Like the other half.
    Q. If there were thirty patches in your trousers what time would it be?
    A. Time to get a new one
    Q. What is it the more you take out of it the bigger it gets.
    A. A hole.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Mc Mahon
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Pat Mc Mahon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowreagh West, Co. Clare