School: Sraith, Magh Sheasta
- Location:
- An tSraith, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Gormáin
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- (continued from previous page)and he gave him half of what he had and half an apple. How many apples did he steal?
Seven apples.
- Old mother picture,
She had but one eye,
A big long tail and she could fly,
Every time she went over the gap,
She left a piece of her tail in the trap?
A needle and thread.
As I was going to St. Ives I met a man and seven wives. Each wife had a bag, each bag had a cat, each cat had a kitten,
and how many were going to St. Ives?
One.
I had a little house and a mouse would not fit in it, and all the men in Ireland would not count all the windows in it?
A thimble. - Collector
- Bríghid Ní Ádhmaill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Mhóin Mhór Thuaidh, Co. an Chláir
- Informant
- Pádraig Ó hÁdhmaill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- An Mhóin Mhór Thuaidh, Co. an Chláir
