School: Gort an tSiúrdáin (roll number 14534)

Location:
Gortjordan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Módhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0106, Page 528

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  1. There was a man travelling in a railway carriage once and he was reading a paper. When he was finished he handed it to another man that was sitting opposite him. This mad had no education and he could not read the paper but he did not want anybody to know this.
    He began looking at it but was the wrong side he had turned up side down.
    "Turn up the other side of the paper" said the man who sitting beside him and you will read it better" "Ah wouldn't any fool read it like that" said the other man.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilkeeran, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Peter Ryan
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilkeeran, Co. Mayo