School: Ballyheaffy (B.), Baile Dubh (roll number 10387)
- Location:
- Ballyeafy, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Néill
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A Funny Story (continued)
“There was a giant who lived near Ballyporeen and he had two sons.”
(continued from previous page)The meat which the man had concealed under the skin of the bullock fell out and the giant was satisfied that it was unchewed.
Then the little man took out his pen-knife and opened the giant and killed him. So the farmer had the crock of gold and the giant's castle to himself.
A Funny Story
“There was a patient who had just left a local hospital after having been operated on for appendicitis.”
There was a patient who had just left a local hospital after having been operated on for appendicitis
As he was standing at his door one(continues on next page) - Collector
- Thomas Brunnock
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doon, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- John Coughlan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Doon, Co. Tipperary