School: Rear Cross, Newport (roll number 12124)
- Location:
- Rear Cross, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Pilib Ó Muireadhaigh
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- (continued from previous page)to pass out the people going to mass. Thye all began to laugh and the priest said to the man. "What are thye laughing at?". "Well I do not know Father, but it is not at me they are laughing for they see me every day" said the man.
- Once an old man by the name of Mike Maher lived in Foilduff, and his knowledge of geography was very poor. He owned a donkey and car by which he got around from place to place, He was very fond of visiting his friends and sometimes remained away from home for a week or a fortnight. One night he paid a visit to his daughter with whom he remained for two weeks and during his absence a bridge was being erected near his own house. It was very late in the night when he was arriving back and to his great surprise he was unable to get across as the road was closed to all traffic. He stood up in his cart and addressing the blocade this is what he said "Well I travelled from here to the Rock of Gibralty and around by the Lakes of Killarney and across the green fields of the Atlantic and such a terrible blocade before a man and his(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tessie Quigley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Muingacree, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Philip Quigley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Muingacree, Co. Limerick
