School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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  1. Night had fallen.
    It was a very stormy night.
    A traveller plodded his weary way over the bogs.
    From the soles of his boots to the crown of his hat he was covered with dust.
    All of a sudden he heard a rumbling noise. He looked around
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Annracán
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kells, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mary Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Address
    Kells, Co. Kilkenny