School: Muckalee, Kilkenny (roll number 3832)
- Location:
- Muckalee, Co. Kilkenny
- Teachers: P. Ó Conchobhair T. Ó Teimhneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 040
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- (continued from previous page)Patient: I have a loud buzzing in my ears like a noise of many voices in my ears.
Doctor: When did you notice this at first?
Patient: The week after getting married, Sir.A woman visiting the cinema one day asked the price of the seats. The girl said "Front seats" 2s, 6d, "back seats" 2s, and "programes" 3d each. All right said the woman, I'll sit on a programe.
- A teacher asked a little boy one day. Now say all you know of the Alphabet. The little boy said. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H. Then she asked the little boy what she had at each side of her nose, and he said. "Powder Miss".A teacher was giving a science lesson. She produced a glass of water and told the pupils that if the air was removed from the water, the water would boil. Then the teacher put this question to the pupils. If the air was removed from this room what would be the result. One of the pupils after a short pause said, "We would be boiling Miss."(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Thomas Coonan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Damerstown East, Co. Kilkenny
