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School: Brughtheine (B.), Malla

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Churchtown, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Tighearnaigh
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    “April 1st is called Fools' Day because a lot of people are fooled on that day.”

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    April 1st is called Fool's Day because a lot of people are fooled on that day.
    Long ago the people made a fool of a person by sending him on a message. They would give him a note and written on the note was "Send the fool farther" and the person to whom the note would be sent would send the person to the next house and when he came back they would say "Fool, fool, the first of April
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tony Tierney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Churchtown, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr P. O' Keefe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Churchtown, Co. Cork