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School: Stoneyford, Thomastown (roll number 3029)

Location:
Stonyford, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Finghín Mac Íobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0849, Page 004

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    A Funny Story
    I have heard many funny stories but this is the funniest one. A teacher was explaining to his pupils the shape of the earth. To make it clear to them he put his hand in his pocket and took out his tobacco pouch which was round.
    A short time afterwards the Inspector went to the school and the first question he asked was "What is the shape of the earth"? Some of the boys put up their hands and some of them did not. The master was behind the Inspector and he took out his pouch. Unfortunately it was a square one he used on Sundays. One of the boys put up his hand and said "It is round on weekdays and square on Sundays".
    Told by
    Jack Dunne, 50 years
    Ennisnag, Stoneyford, Co. Kilkenny
    Teresa Kearney
    Oldtown, Stoneyford, Co. Kilkenny
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Kearney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Oldtown, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Jack Dunne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ennisnag, Co. Kilkenny