School: Cluain Tuirc (B.)

Location:
Cluain Torc, Co. Liatroma
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conchobhair
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    He did not know what to do, so at last he decided to tell the priest. He told the priest to read it out off the alter. When Sunday came he was listening to hear it read out. When Sunday came the priest was reading out that a new teacher was coming to the School. The man thought it was about the cow so he got up in the seat and shouted "you forgot to say she had a white spot on her back".
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  2. What does the heaviest fish woman in Dublin weigh? Fish
    Could a man marry his widow's sister?
    No.
    Useless useless instrument
    Often bought but never lent
    When you by it tis never your own
    Still it often travels far from home?
    A coffin
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    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Hackett Newton
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Gob an Ghrafaidh, Co. Liatroma
    Informant
    Richard Hackett
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Gob an Ghrafaidh, Co. Liatroma