School: Cluain Róiste (roll number 6959)

Location:
Clonroche, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 252

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  1. There was a man once upon a time and he was very fond of Whiskey. One night when he came home from Clonroche where he had been rambling.
    He was very bad off for a sup and he did not know by what means to get some.
    Durning the night he made up his mind to go to Enniscorthy in the morning and tell Mr.Reilly that so and so was dead.
    In the morning he wen? and ordered the funeral charges and some whiskey to treat the men. He gave him the whiskey and some for himself as a treat.
    Before he left MrReilly asked him what time he would want to be out.
    Oh sir said he you
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