School: Barefield, Inis
- Location:
- Barefield or Gortlumman, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Ríordáin
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What goes up when the rain comes down.
An umbrella
What are the best things to put into cakes
your teeth
What is it that has a tongue and cannot speak
a boot
What is it that has an eye and cannot see
a needle
What is most like a half moon
the other half
As round as a barrel as deep as a cup and all the men in Ireland wouldn't pull it up
a Well
Londonderry ,Cork and Kerry spell me that without a K
that
Twins born in March ,birthday in September .One married his mother the other became a hairdresser and died without getting married
[One of them became}March is a town in England .One of them became a priest .Their Father died.Their mother got married again .It was her son married them .The other became a hairdresser and died without getting married.
Storytellers name : Mr Michael Hanrahan
Pupils name : kitty Hanrahan
- Collector
- Kitty Hanrahan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Michael Hanrahan
- Gender
- Male
