School: Tulach Chromán (roll number 1256)

Location:
Tullycroman, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Mrs. Brennan
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    A Funny Story.
    About forty years ago there were two boys.Their father told them always to eat whatever kind of food was given to them and to leave none behind.One day the two boys went to a house.The woman gave them porridge and left the skillet beside them.When they had ate and ate and ate the two began to cry.The woman asked them what was the matter.They said they could not eat all the porridge.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Mc Ardle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumreask, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget Mc Ardle
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    54
    Address
    Drumreask, Co. Monaghan