School: Clochar na Trócaire, Leighlinn an Droichid
- Location:
- Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Sr Rosario
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0906, Page 081
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- A Funny Story.One day two boys found a lot of nuts and they went into a graveyard to count them and to share them. This is how they counted them. "This is mine, this is yours". In the excitement two nuts fell over the wall.It was nearly dark when a man came along the road. He heard them counting and he said to himself - "this must be the devil and God counting the souls. I'll go back for Jim". Jim was a good friend of his and he asked him to come along and listen.The boys were still saying(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Úna Ní Dhubhshláine
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tomard Lower, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Miss K. Fitzgerald
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolnakisha, Co. Carlow
