School: Collon (Erasmus Smith) (roll number 16325)
- Location:
- Collann, Co. Lú
- Teacher: E. Ní Earchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0677, Page 123
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- (continued from previous page)There is a story that a big black headless dog comes out at twelve and one o'clock at night and disappears into the church.
A good many people in Collon use graveyards which are farther away from them thata Collon. Some of the graveyards are Monasterboice, Malera, Slane, Ballypousta, Killary, Rathkenny, Dysart, Tullyallen, Mosstown.
- What goes up a ladder with his head down? A nail in a boot.
Why is a blind man heavy? Because he is led.
What is the difference between the North and South Poles? All the difference in the world.
Why do women look up at the moon? Because there is a man in it.
When I was young they cut me, and in a hole they stuck me, with boiling water I was burned, between two irons I was turned when I was stripped and in my skin they soon found a hole to put me in? A potato.(continues on next page)
