School: Dundalk (St. Nicholas Monastery) (roll number 16719)

Location:
Dundalk, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Br. T. Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0661, Page 164

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  2. The cook of a certain ship ran excitedly up to the captain. When he came to the captain he started to stutter and the captain could not understand him. He told him to go back to his cabin and in ten minutes come back and tell him what he was trying to say. He returned to the captain and said in a stammering way; "The...the...a-th..." "Go back" cried the captain and in a half an hour, return and sing
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