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School: Killasnett (roll number 9533)

Location:
Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Eoghan Mac Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0192, Page 033

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    One day a man went to town and locked the door. He was living alone. Some of the neighbouring boys decided they would play a trick on him.
    They pulled the steeples out of the door and went in and went in and as a donkey and cart was the only property he possesed they decided to make use of it.
    They harnessed the dokey and brought him to his bed-room they took the wheels off the cart and took
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Meehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Frank Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    30
    Address
    Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim