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School: Taobh na Cruaiche (roll number 4494)

Location:
Teevenacroaghy, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
N. Ní Mhóráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138, Page 285

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    gave the shopkeeper a pound for the shoes but the shopkeeper having no change went to a neighbour to get the change of the pound. He gave the customer the shoes and four shillings change. After a while the neighbour came back with the pound as it was a faked note. How much was he out of pocket. One pound.
    1: She is a bad hen that is not able to scrape enough for one chicken.
    2: It is not the hen the cackles most that lays the largest egg.
    3: If the cap does not fit you do not wear it
    4: What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Marie Mc Greal
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fahburren, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Mc Greal
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Fahburren, Co. Mayo