School: Anacarty (C.) (roll number 8957)

Location:
Áth na Cairte, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teacher:
Bríghid Ní Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0581, Page 333

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    Some years ago, there was a football team in England known as the London-Irish team.

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    there was one fellow who was a noted good player.
    The English crowd as usual wishing to have a great laugh on the Irish, got this particular fellow's coat and on it drew an ass's head.
    Both teams returned afterwards to their dressing rooms. The Irish man seeing the ass's head on his coat turned around to the English crowd and said, "Hey lads which of you wiped your face in my coat."
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    One night long ago a man was returning from cuairdeacht.

    One night long ago a man was returning from cuairseacht. The night was very dark and the man was walking quicklym suddenly he stumbled against an object, which was lying in the middle of the road. The object arose quickly bearing the
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    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. scéalta grinn (~6,086)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Schofield
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Goirtín an Damháin, Co. Thiobraid Árann