School: Sraith, Magh Sheasta
- Location:
- Sragh, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Gormáin
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- I washed my face with water that never ran,
And dried it with a towel that was never woven or spun?
The dew and the sun.If a man got sixpence for walking a mile,
what would he get for walking thirty?
Sore feet.Why is a watch like a river?
Because it does not run long without winding.Jack's father was Paddy's brother,
What was Jack to Paddy's mother?
Her grandson.If a man had ten patches on his coat, what time would it be?
Time to get a new one.How far can a dog run in through a wood?
Half way. If he goes any further it is out he is coming.If your uncle's sister isn't your aunt, what is she to you?
Your mother.What is the whole world doing at the same time?
Growing old.If there was a pole standing in the middle of a lake, how would you take it in without going out for it?
Get a rope and leave one end of it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Chathail
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Sragh, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mártan Ó Cathail
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 38
- Address
- Sragh, Co. Clare
