School: Gallach (roll number 16464)
- Location:
- Gallagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhaoiléidigh
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- A funny story
I heard this funny story from
Martin Melody, Castleblakeney.
There was a boy one and his
parents wanted him to become a
doctor. At that thime you
would have to go to the
neighbouring doctor for training.
So the boy went to the doctor.
One day bother of them went
out to an old woman who
was sick. The doctor took
her temperature and felt her
pulse and everything and
he couldn't know what was
wrong with her. He looked
in under the bed and saw
a heap of orange skins and
he said "O you're eating too many oranges and if you don t
stop you'll never get better".
The next day the boy went
out to a sick man with
himself and he took his
temperature and felt his pulse(continues on next page)
- Collector
- J.J. O' Dowd
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castleblakeney, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Martin Melody
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castleblakeney, Co. Galway
