School: Castleblayney (2) (roll number 10649)

Location:
Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
William Boyd
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  1. Two Amercians were arguing as to which of them lived in the most important place. Said the first, "The houses in our city are so high that the top stories have to be taken off to let the clouds pass by." "That is nothing" said the second" "A nurse accidently let a young baby fall from one of the top stories in our city it was ready for the Old Aged pension
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Leanor Hughes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Annyart, Co. Monaghan