School: Killyrann
- Location:
- Killyran, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Stafford
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0964, Page 295
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“One day a little boy was asked to make a sentence with the words defence, defeat and detail.”
One day a little boy was asked to make a sentence with the words defence, defeat and detail. The boy thought for a while and he put up his hand and said "De-cat jumped over de-fence and de-feet went in front of de-tail."
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- M.E. Stafford
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- Unknown
- Address
- Killyran, Co. Cavan
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“Another day a teacher asked a class to make a sentence with the word fascinate.”
Another day a teacher asked a class to make a sentence with the word fascinate. They all thought for a while and a boy put up his hand and said. "Please, sir I have nine buttons on my waistcoat but I can only fasten eight." - Collector
- M.E. Stafford
- Gender
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- Address
- Killyran, Co. Cavan
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“One day a class was asked to make a sentence with the word notwithstanding.”
One day a class was asked to make a sentence with the word notwithstanding. After a while a boy said "The boy wore the seat out of his trousers not-with-standing. The teacher said it was not by standing but by sitting." - Collector
- M.E. Stafford
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Killyran, Co. Cavan