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School: Tunnyfoyle

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Tonyfoyle, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Thréinfhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1016, Page 236

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    warmed his snout in every house.
    Answer A smoothing iron
    No. 7 Dicks father was Toms son, what relation was Dick to Tom
    Answer His grandson
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  2. Local Happenings

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    There was a man whose name was Farrel and he went out on a lake. There was ice on the lake and it split under him and he went down and was drownd.
    There was a house of Tormy's that was burned. The people that were living in it were away and when they came home there were people up on it quenching it.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
    2. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Ellen Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullywaltry, Co. Cavan