School: Woodland (roll number 8464)
- Location:
- Woodland, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Mrs Crossan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1085, Page 28
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- Once upon a time there was a very wise man who asked a woman aged ninety-nine whether a man or a woman was the greater fool. The woman did not know as she answered by saying "Ask someone older than I".
- A beggar came into a house where a woman was making farls. She asked him what his name was? He said "Johnny take a farl." The woman said that "Johnny take a farl was a very funny name. He said I will and thank you ma'am.
- Many years ago a woman kept a public house in a certain town in Donegal. It was well known that she was stingy in measuring the whiskey. One day a customer ordered half a glass of whiskey. When he got it, he thought the quantity rather small so he held the glass up to the light to look at it. The woman said "what are you looking(continues on next page)
