School: Clochar na Trócaire, Carn Domhnaigh
- Location:
- Ballylosky, Co. Donegal
- Teachers: An tSr. A. Nic Fhionnlaoich An tSr. M. Beinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1115, Page 182
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“Over ninety years ago two men who lived in Clonmary were great companions.”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- A dear old mother of one of the sons of Erin had to send her son a parcel containing a waistcoat. She was very poor and had to practise thrift. She put a little note in the parcel and on the note she wrote "Dear Mike, Enclosed in this parcel is your waistcoat. I have cut off the buttons and the waist - buchle to make the parcel lighter. You will find them in one of the pockets. From your dear old mother.In my native parish there lived a little boy and his mother. One day the boy was playing football and he hit the ball and broke the kitchen window. His mother went to the door but nobody was to be seen. About half an hour later a timid knock was heard on the door, and the little boy said "Please ma'am here comes father to repair the window."(continues on next page)