School: Lanesboro (roll number 13320)

Location:
Lanesborough, Co. Longford
Teacher:
E. Ó Reachtagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 003

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 003

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  1. There were once two drunken men outside a public house. One of them declared when he saw the full moon that it was the sun rising. The other said it was the moon, so an argument arose.
    Then a man came along. The two men questioned him, but he could not say whether it was the sun or the moon as he said he was a stranger in that place.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lanesborough, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Margaret Donlon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    53
    Address
    Lanesborough, Co. Longford
  2. Once upon a time there was a little boy. He used to go to school every day.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.