School: Baile a' Mhuilinn (Cailíní)
- Location:
- Milltown, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Siobhán, Bean Uí Dholáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0041, Page 213
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- There were two men once. Their names were Mick and Tom. Mick was a fool and Tom was a very clever man. One day the fool went to the parish priest for his mothers age. The priest said that he would give him the age if he would answer three questions. The first question was "what depth was the sea" the second question was "what weight was the moon" and the third question was "what was he thinking of now."
The foolish man could not answer these questions. When he came home he told his brother. The brother asked the (brother) fool for his suit and he would go to the priest. When he went the priest asked him the same questions. He asked "what depth was the sea" and he said "a stone throw" He asked him "what weight was the moons and he said "three quarters." and what was he thinking of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Egan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymary, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Julia Egan
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Ballymary, Co. Galway
