Video: Irish mammy falls for the old ‘water on the roof’ trick

Us Irishmen love our mammies and it's said that we're all a bunch of mammies' boys, but every now and again there's nothing like pulling the wool over your awl one's eyes.

It can be tough trying to trick your mam, as your dad has probably used up all the good 'mother-friendly' pranks by now, but every now and then she’s sure to drop her defences and that’s your time to strike.

Here, a poor Irish mammy falls for the old ‘water in a bowl, on the roof’ trick. Watch it below.

We’re sure the young lad had the decency to help his mam out after a minute or two of her realising her mistake – well, we hope.

And whatever you do, if you try this yourself don’t tell your mam you saw it on JOE. The last thing we need is a load of angry letters from Irish mothers.