School: Drumcoghill
- Location:
- Drumcoghill Lower, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Iomaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 222
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- A lady was travelling from Belfast to Dublin. When she reached the Border, a Custom Officer said to her
''Anything to declare madam,''
''Nothing at all'' said the lady
''Am I to take it that the fur tail hanging down below your coat.'' is your own?
said the officer.
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A theatrical man one time put a razor into his mouth in three separate parts,
and after drinking a quantity of water, produced a razor assembled. Another man endeavouring to do so, swallowed all three parts of the razor. In hospital the three parts were located by an X-ray.
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A man went to Clones fair to sell a horse. (He) pointed out that the horse suffered from swollen joints a priest intended to buy this horse.
''You know Paddy where there is an enlargement there is a weakness.''
''True for you,'' your ?? answered Paddy. ''You have the biggest head in Clones.''
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- Collector
- Mrs A. Montgomery
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corr, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- H. Montgomery
- Address
- Corr, Co. Cavan
