School: Ballyellis (roll number 1766)

Location:
Ballyellis, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
P. Fitzgerald
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    A Funny Story
    Once upon a time a man was in the habit of going out at night to steal cabbage. One night he put the cabbage in a bag and went home and when he threw it out on the floor what rolled out of the bag but a man's head.
    The man put it in the bag and took it back to the man's body. He stuck it on go again and when the man was found the next morning the head was turned backwards. A man
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyellis, Co. Wexford