School: Aodh Rua, Dún na nGall (roll number 13382)

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Donegal, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Mag Shamhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1034, Page 189

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    But after he had got his glasses and examined Paddy, well, he discovered the trick.
    One time an old man named Ned Ford was employed in the Hospital every Sunday. Ned was seen going into a public house, with a can. The owner of the house kept cows and so the police thought he was going for milk. He went every day and continued for a long time, until at last a policeman asked him what was in the can. He said that it was full of sweet milk, but when the policeman took of the lid to look, he found to his surprise that it was full of stout.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Shaun Mac Intyre
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Donegal, Co. Donegal