School: N. Colmcille, Westport Quay (roll number 13145)
- Location:
- Cé Chathair na Mart, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Sean Ó Flaitile
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- (continued from previous page)you fall into the sea?
Get wet
Why is a vain young lady like a drunkard?
They are both fond of the glass. - Why is a shoemaker's shop so much like hell?
Because there are so many bad soles in it.
Why is a dog's tail like the heart of a tree?
Because it is the farthest away from the bark.
What goes up a ladder with its head down?
A nail in a man's boot.
Flies high, flies low, wears shoes, has none.
A football.
Why does a cow look over a wall?
Because she cannot look under it.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Tessie Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Cloichreán, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Mrs. Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Dún an Rí, Co. an Chabháin