School: Ráth Ó gCormaic (B.), Carraig na Siúire
- Location:
- Rathgormuck, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Mícheál Mac Créigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0655, Page 127
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- (continued from previous page)When the dog eats grass.
When the river is noisy.
When the crane fishes in the small streams.
When the ants come out on the road.
When the rats come round the houses.
Storm:
When the seagulls come inland.
When the crows fly high.
When the otter goes whistling through the fields in the nighttime.
- When does a cook break the game laws?
When she poaches an egg.
What goes round a field but cannot get in?
A fence.
Two legs, sitting on three legs looking at one leg. In comes four legs and snatches up one leg. Up jumps two legs snatches up three legs throws it at four legs and gets back one leg.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Criostóir de Búrca
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowleigh, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Máire de Búrca
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Carrowleigh, Co. Waterford
