School: Drumcar (roll number 16771)
- Location:
- Droim Chora, Co. Lú
- Teacher: Mrs Bell
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- There was once a clergyman who lived in a small village called Stabannon quite close to us here.
One morning he had family prayers in his house. He read the text, "And he gave to every man a penny. There was one of his employees present with them in the room, and when he heard this text being read, he at once exclaimed, "Sure it would not keep him in tobacco."
- Collector
- Ruby Moore
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Droim Chora, Co. Lú
- Informant
- Miss Tubman
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Droim Chora, Co. Lú
- At one time there was a gentleman who was seeking for election as M P for County Louth; as he was not an eloquent speaker, there was always another man who spoke on his behalf
At one meeting when the spokesman was addressing the audience in support of his friend. He was interrupted by a county, who said, what is the use of a man in Parliament who cannot speak on behalf of his party, when the spokesman gave a witty(continues on next page)
