School: Gortloney (roll number 11978)
- Location:
- Gortloney, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Eoghan de Buitléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0716, Page 212
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- A Funny StoryWritten by; Maureen butler, Gortloney 13-6'38My father told me a very funny story. Once upon a time there lived a poor woman. She had only one son. His name was Jack. He was a fool. They were very poor. One day she told Jack that he must get married. So she went and got a wife for Jack. The woman got a barrell of porter and she roasted a goose and brought a dozen loaves. Then she went for the wife. She told him when the goose would be roasted to take it off the fire. Jack took a bit of the goose to see if it was done. He was hungry and he liked it very well. He took another bit. He kept on eating it until there was noting left except the bones. Then he went over to the barrell of porter and turned on the tap and all the porter came spilling out. But he did not know how to stop it. The porter was about three deep(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Butler
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortloney, Co. Meath
