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1. "Manners"! Mary

   

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   A girl who had been instructed by her mother to use the knife and fork in company, and not her hands, tells what happened when she forgot:
   " Manners" a Mháire", abhairt mo mháthair liom féin.
   Leig mé mo lámha 'fánaid'
   Agus an cnámh in mo béal."

   

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   “A man who had never worn shoes gathered enough money to buy a pair.”

   

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   A man who had never worn shoes gathered enough money to buy a pair. He went to the shop and bought a pair of strong shoes or "boots", which were tied at the back with a piece of twine. When he got outside the town he put them on and walked home but did not arrive there until 3 or 4 o'clock the next morning. He had moved only a few inches at each step as the twine was still tying the two boots together!

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   M. Clarke

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   Teacher