School: Castlegrove (roll number 15475)

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1. Seantithe (continued)

   

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   the roof he cut the turf mound. I have also heard of a miser who wished to build a horse's stable as cheaply as possible, so he was told to measure round the horse's four legs and then to build on that foundation, forgetting that the horse would have to turn and wanted room for his head. Bog deal was used as fuel and rushes dipped in tallow as light.

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2. A Funny Story

   

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   Once upon a time an order was given in Dublin to a chief Secretary to examine a particular mental hospital in the country. He was to be accompanied by a doctor. A certain hour, which happened to be ten o'clock on a particular day was appointed.
   It occurred that among those

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