School: Clochar na Trócaire, Meathas Truim (roll number 13313)
- Location:
- Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford
- Teacher: An tSiúr Bernard
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A. A cock crowingQ. Why is your eye like a whip.
A. because there is a lash on itQ. Why does a horse look over a wall
A. Because he cannot look under it. - In the townland of Kilsallagh some years ago there was a forge situated on the side of the public road. The smith who owned this forge was Michael Gannon but the people in the neighbourhood called him "Mick the Smith" as a nickname. Every night this man left the door of the forge open and it was supposed that the people had heard horses being shod(continues on next page)
- Informant
- James Kearney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisnagrish, Co. Longford