School: Ballyellis (roll number 1766)
- Location:
- Ballyellis, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: P. Fitzgerald
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0894, Page 138
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- 138A Funny StoryThere was an old man in Camolin. His name was William Murphy. He was a proud old man always boasting about having a turkey for his Christmas dinner. He was very poor and everyone knew he could not afford to have a turkey.
Two boys going home one night decided that they would send him a present for his dinner so they caught a cor-eisg and tied it on the latch of his door in such a way that when the old man got up and opened the door it fell in on the floor. He never boasted of his turkey since then.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Molly Brennan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castlewhite, Co. Wexford
