School: Templeshanbo (roll number 15021)

Location:
Templeshanbo, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Mhic Shéamuis
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    A Funny Story
    Mat Tyrell, Rossard, who lives near us told the following. This is a true story
    A new Civic guard had come to Killane and there were men stealing potatoes around The new guard went out and saw a man getting potatoes. he brought him to the barracks and the man said to the sergeant "You never had as Good a man as this he carried the potatoes to you" The man had been digg-ing the potatoes for the Barracks. Spell red rogue with three letters,?
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mat Tyrell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rossard, Co. Wexford