School: Leac Snámha (B.) (roll number 10957)
- Location:
- Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Dáithí. B. Ó Duilleáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0411, Page 032
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- The funniest man I know is John Healy. He is a poor man and he depends on the people for his food and lodging. He was a mason but now he is too old to do any work. He is able to tell many funny stories and to make very witty remarks.I will now tell some of the stories which are told about him.One day, as John was on his way to his work, he went into a house and the man of the house asked him there he was going and John said that he was going to a certain house to give it the pledge as it was taking the drop. The house was letting in the rain and he was going to thatch it.Another time he was working in Castleisland with his two brothers who were also masons(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas King
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kiltomy, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Patrick King
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kiltomy, Co. Kerry
