School: Woodland (roll number 8464)
- Location:
- Woodland, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Mrs Crossan
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- (continued from previous page)you I am quite content if I only knew the way you went.
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- Collector
- Susan Murray
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castlebane, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Paddy the Irishman and a Scotchman named Jock came over to Ireland. As the had had a long journey they were tired and sat down to rest behind a petrol tank. Paddy the Irishman said to Jock, What is that? Jock replied I dinny ken and Paddy said that is was the biggest dinner can he ever saw,
- In Ireland in olden times people were very superstitious and believed in ghosts and fairies. There is a funny story told of a man and his wife who lived in county Cavan.
One winters evening as they were sitting at a nice cosy fire(continues on next page)
