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   he told her, she told him to wait a minute, and out she came with an old soiled apron and said she, "You might as well give this a rub while you are at it.

   I got this story from my father.
   Joseph Maguire (age 47)
   Hawkfield.
   Droichead Nua.
   Co. Kildare.

   Signed:- Nell Maguire.

   

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2. A Funny Story

   

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   One day a priest was out walking through the country, he met a young tinker boy and the Priest asked him could he bless himself and the little boy replied, "No" and said he was never taught to do so. The Priest was astonished at this and thought it a terrible thing, and after some silence the boy spoke. "I bet you could not put a bottom in a tin can" said the boy. "No I could not" said the priest. "Well off with you" said the boy. "Every man for his own trade".

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. jokes (~6,086)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nancy Clinton

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Dunbyrne, Co. Kildare

   Informant

   Harry Clinton

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   46

   Address

   Dunbyrne, Co. Kildare