School: Rathdowney (B.) (roll number 15595)
- Location:
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Peter Hegarty
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- Long ago a man named Jack La lived in Rathdowney. He was a carpenter by trade and he was very fond of jokes. One cold morning he was walking along the road when he met two policemen looking at a dead tramp lying in the ditch. They asked Jack did he know the man and he said "Oh indeed I do that is poor Jack La and the tramp was buried under the name of Jack La. Next day when the neighbours saw Jack they ran away screaming(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eamonn O Keeffe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mr Barber
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Harristown, Co. Laois