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School: Doirín Árd, Béal Átha an Dá Chab (roll number 15969)

Location:
Cappagh More, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Dubhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 002

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    time; they went in to eat. They had hardly begun when Tom got up and went out. Jack followed him.
    Tom went around the house and went in the back door. Jack was ashamed to go in again and he stayed outside hungry.
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  2. A Funny Story

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    Some seventy years ago Derrinard school was further west than the present school. The school was thatched and the back wall was nearly level with the high ground behind.
    One day the boys were playing hounds and foxes around the school; Charlie was the fox; he is dead now, God rest his soul. All the boys cornered him behind the school; he had nothing to do to escape but
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Duggan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreenard, Co. Cork