School: Kilmaganny, Thomastown

Location:: Kilmaganny, Co. Kilkenny
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 232

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(11) A man went to a farm looking for work. He was badly dressed & the farmer said, "You look very worn & I think you are of no use to me? The man said, "Often you would find a good boy under an old cover & often, a good man under an old coat". (12) Henry Jackson lived in the village of Kilmoganny. He was asked why he smoked so much tobacco & answered, "When you are so anxious to know, I will tell you. Some people smoke for fashion's sake, but I smoke because I cannot do without? (13) A man coming from a fair met another man going. The meeting place happened to be a bridge over a river. The man going to the fair said he would bring sheep that he would buy at the fair & the other man said he would not let him, so they fought & knocked one another into the river. (14) Twelve fishermen met on the bank of a river. They counted their number, but could only get eleven as each one forgot to count himself. They then [?] down the bank to look for the twelvth man.
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Topics
1. genre
  verbal arts (~1,483)
  jokes (~6,086)
Language

English
Collector
Bridgid O' Sullivan
Gender

Female
Collector
Ella Dunne
Gender

Female
Collector
E. Phelan
Collector
John Forde
Gender

Male
Collector
Margaret O' Neill
Gender

Female
Collector
Mary Daniels
Gender

Female
Collector
Michael Hearne
Gender

Male
Collector
Michael Moore
Gender

Male
Collector
Patrick Dunne
Gender

Male
Address

Cottrellstown, Co. Kilkenny
Collector
Thomas Hurley
Gender

Male