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School: Tullistown (roll number 5751)

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Tullystown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs. Sheridan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0719, Page 212

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    There was an Irishman and an Englishman an American travelling in a train out in Callinfornia. The American gentleman asked the Englishman have youse any trees as big as them out in your country. O yes said the gentleman the bigest tree ever I saw it took two men to cut it down in a week. That was a good tree indeed. Then he asked
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Togher, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Anne Reilly
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    67
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Togher, Co. Westmeath