School: Belvoir, Kilkishen
- Location:
- Belvoir, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Chadhla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 127
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He is a riddle about a tailors thimble.
What's as deep as hell ?
A tailors thimble .
A tailor possess.
A thimble without any bottom ,a tape to measure ,a sewing machine needles an iron scissors ,a tape for measuring. The house wives make skirts from flannett.
The women knit stocking and pullovers in the locality.They buy the thread..There is no spinning wheel in the locality ,but there one long ago .
After the death of a relation the relatives wear black .At the wedding the bride never wears black.
