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School: St Johnston (2)

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Saint Johnstown, Co. Donegal
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S. Mac Giolla Bhríghde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1106, Page 151

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    My grandmother told me how she played a joke on a tramp.She told him to sit on a chair and the leg of the chair was broken and she fixed so if anybody sat on the chair the leg would break and she put a tub of water behind him and he sat down and the chair broke and he fell into the water.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Robert Towers
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigans, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Towers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrigans, Co. Donegal