School: Naomh Feichín, Cros (roll number 7075)
- Location:
- An Chrois, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: M. Mac Niocail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0102, Page 342
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- (continued from previous page)(A thimble)4. One day in March in the middle of June twins were born. One of them died a bachelor and the other married his mother.
(March is a town in Italy and in the middle of June the twins were born. One of them died a bachelor and the other was ordained a priest and his mother got married twice and he married her.)5.Why does the hen prick the ground?
(Because she cannot lick it.)6. The man that made it never wore it and the man that wore it never saw it?
(A coffin)7. Why does a cow look over the wall?
(Because she cannot look under it)8. Two women were walking along the road carrying two children. They saw two men coming towards them. The women said to the children, "Here comes our two fathers. Your two fathers. Our two husbands and your two grandfathers." They were the fathers(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Michael Shaughnessy
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Coill Madra Thuaidh, Co. Mhaigh Eo
