School: An Ghráinseach
- Location:
- An Ghráinseach Mhór, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: E. Nic Uaid
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- Collector
- John Greenan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corrachadh, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Informant
- Mrs Doran
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- 1 A head like a thimble a tail like a rat, you may guess for ever but you'll never guess that. Ans. A pipe.
2 Why is a long man longer in bed than a short man? Ans. Because he is longer when lying in bed.
3 What goes round the house and round the house and trails a harrow after it. Ans. A hen and a flock of chickens.
4 What goes away between two woods and comes back between two waters. Ans. A man fetching water in pails.